Friday update on the Governor's budget

Governor Inslee released his 2018 Supplemental Budget on Thursday morning.  The budget proposal primarily focuses on fully funding K-12 education a year earlier than anticipated to meet the Supreme Court’s expectations around the McCleary decision.  There is little to report for Western, or for higher education in general.  None of Western’s three submitted decision packages were funded, but typically decision packages are negotiated through the house and senate versions of the budget, and then brought back to governor during budget reconciliation.  More information about the governor’s budget is available on the Budget Office’s website under “News & Updates.” The legislative session officially starts on Monday, Jan. 8 and both the Senate and House budget proposals are expected later in the spring.