budget
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| Inslee, lawmakers tussle over drunk driving & budget negotiations | Neither side has apparently made any legitimate concessions in the past two weeks of closed-door budget talks over Washington's 2013-2015 operating budget. |
2013-05-15 | |
| Inslee narrows top priorities for special session | Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has narrowed his list of top priorities for lawmakers to address in a special session, saying Monday that the Legislature must focus on the operating budget, a transportation-funding package and new legislation to crack down on drunken drivers. |
2013-05-14 | |
| Special session could drag on | Washington lawmakers return to the Capitol Monday to finish their work on a two-year state budget, but with no deal reached during their two-week interim, the special legislative session could take its full allotted 30 days, if not longer. |
2013-05-13 | |
| Inslee: Lawmakers will start budget dealings in earnest Friday | Gov. Jay Inslee said Tuesday that state lawmakers have made progress in ongoing budget talks by at least agreeing on how much things will actually cost. |
2013-05-08 | |
| Inslee wants negotiations on budget deal | Gov. Jay Inslee is asking House and Senate budget writers to renew negotiations in earnest as early as Tuesday in hopes of making substantial progress on a deal before lawmakers return for special session. |
2013-05-06 | |
| 5 things to watch heading into special session | Washington lawmakers have adjourned their 105-day legislative session, but only get a two-week reprieve before they return to Olympia for a special session to finish their work on the state budget. |
2013-04-30 | |
| Guest: Blind alleys in the state budget on college tuition | LAWMAKERS face the daunting task of equipping public universities to meet Washington’s demand for college graduates. But several fundamental misperceptions, particularly about tuition, are sending Republican and Democratic budget writers down blind alleys. |
2013-04-30 | |
| With no budget pact, special session next for Legislature | State lawmakers wrapped up their regular session Sunday evening then learned they are due back May 13 for what promises to be a grueling special session to end lingering disputes on spending, taxes and a batch of social policies. |
2013-04-29 | |
| Duration of special session is anyone's guess | No one walking the halls of Olympia is surprised Washington's 147 lawmakers and governor will need a special session to finish their work. |
2013-04-25 | |
| House Democrats trim their education improvements | Washington House Democrats have trimmed their education improvements budget from almost $1.34 billion to $1.16 billion. |
2013-04-25 |