budget

Gov. Jay Inslee signed a budget bill Friday that, for a change, had no tax increases, deep cuts in spending or elimination of tax breaks.
The legislation, which enjoyed overwhelming support in the House and Senate, will add about $155 million in new spending to the two-year state…

In a year when state legislators suggested they were more interested in adjourning on time than anything else, it's no surprise the three Democrats and three Republicans representing Whatcom County got little done.

If state leaders are to improve the safety of trains transporting oil…

Lawmakers had one thing in mind when they began the 2014 session: Finish on time.
Three special sessions in 2013 left them physically exhausted, mentally drained and to some extent tired of seeing each other.
It seemed every Democrat and Republican in the House and…

The state House Tuesday night passed a supplemental budget that sets the wheels in motion for an on-time adjournment next week, and points the way toward a much bigger debate over taxes next year.

The latest version of the House budget, written by Democrats, now stands somewhere in the…

The February revenue forecast for Washington’s current two-year budget shows projected General Fund revenue increasing slightly — by $30 million — compared to the previous forecast in November. The figures updating the revenue projections for the next six years were released today by the…

Western Washington University students wrapped up their second and final day in Olympia Monday, Jan. 20, by lobbying state lawmakers on a variety of topics.
Students lobbied first for renovations to Sam Carver Gymnasium.
Alysa Kipersztok, a junior political science student, was…

Seventy-five student representatives from Western Washington University traveled to Olympia, Wash., on Sunday, Jan. 19, to lobby state legislatures on behalf of student affairs for two days.
The students will focus on three main issues when speaking with representatives, said Kaylee…