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Guest: Don’t rob higher education to fund other education mandates

WASHINGTON’S Office of Financial Management recently warned the state’s public universities to expect severe budget cuts in the next fiscal year — possibly up to 15 percent. Much of the impetus for this threat comes from the state Supreme Court’s requirement that the Legislature live up to the…

2014-12-01
Washington state budget outlook predicts shortfall

Washington state lawmakers are facing a projected budget gap of more than $2 billion for the next two-year budget ending in mid-2017, in large part due to a new voter-approved initiative to shrink class sizes, according to a state budget outlook released Wednesday.

2014-11-20
Votes piling up for lower class sizes

A statewide class-size reduction initiative appears certain to pass, based on the latest vote totals released Monday. 

Initiative 1351 led with 50.7 percent of the vote, and an analysis by The Seattle Times shows there is almost no way it will fail.

2014-11-13
Cost of readjusting pay, health care for state employees after Great Recession may top $583M

The new cost of implementing labor contracts for Washington state employees and home care aides in next year’s state budget might exceed $583 million. That includes wage increases and keeping health care coverage roughly the same as today.

How much more of a challenge that adds to next…

2014-10-13
What would 15% cut mean for state’s colleges?

Double-digit tuition increases. Class cuts that would make it harder to finish a degree in four years. Enrollment cutbacks that would make it more difficult to get admitted to a state university.

Washington’s public college and university presidents, warning that a…

2014-09-23
President Shepard sends budget update to campus 2014-08-14
Primary results foreshadow more political stalemates at state Capitol

If Washington Democrats thought the primary election would show how close they were to retaking control of the state Senate, they were left disappointed. Tuesday’s election results, instead, showed Republicans how close they are to retaining a coalition majority in the state Senate, which is…

2014-08-11
Fiscal year 2014-15 campus operating budget processes coming to completion 2014-06-03
Budget proposals available for review 2014-05-05
Revised 10-year capital budget now available for review 2014-05-05
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