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New forecast shows slight uptick in state revenues

Washington lawmakers have a little more money available to them as they work on crafting a new two-year budget for the state, according to an updated forecast released Friday.

The newest report from the state Economic and Revenue Forecast Council shows that revenue collection projections…

2015-02-23
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Washington lawmakers propose cutting, capping college tuition

Wouldn’t it be great if college tuition were cheaper in Washington state?

Sens. Barbara Bailey, R-Oak Harbor, and John Braun, R-Centralia, introduced a bill Thursday, Feb. 12, that could make that happen, but the cutback comes with a more than $220 million price…

2015-02-13
State government asked to provide nearly every email ever sent

Open government experts say he's asking for the impossible. Tim Clemans, a local computer programmer, has requested almost every email from every state agency ever sent, which some fear could push the public records act to the breaking point.

Email is one of…

2015-02-10
State budget problem: Without taxes, something has to go

More than one-quarter of the way into the legislative session, state lawmakers are still struggling with the main challenge they’ll face this year: writing a budget that satisfies a state Supreme Court order to boost funding for basic education.

Legislators generally don’t disagree about…

2015-02-09
UW loses its top Dawg: Young off to Texas A&M

In a move that caught just about everyone by surprise Tuesday, Texas A&M University snatched up University of Washington President Michael Young — naming him as its new leader after a search that lasted more than a year.

2015-02-04
Moody's assigns A1 to Western Washington University

Moody's Investors Service assigns a A1 rating to Western Washington University's (WWU) expected issuance of $14.7 million of fixed-rate Housing and Dining System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2015. At this time we are also affirming the existing A1 ratings on all existing Bonds.

2015-02-02
Obama proposal to tax college accounts worries GET director

A proposal by the Obama administration to eliminate the tax benefits of college savings accounts would be “devastating” for Washington’s program, called Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) as well as those run by other states, the GET program’s director said.

2015-01-26
Students now pay more of their public university tuition than state governments

It used to be that attending a public university all but guaranteed graduating with little to no debt. State governments funneled enough money into higher education that families could send their kids to a local school without worrying about taking out a second mortgage or private loans to pay…

2015-01-23
Western introduces new prevention program

President Bruce Shepard and Associated Students President Annika Wolters have announced a new mandatory sexual assault prevention and alcohol education training program called EverFi.
Dr. Sue Guenter-Schlesinger, Vice Provost for Equal Opportunity and Employment Diversity, said students…

2015-01-23
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