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President sends update on budget process 2015-06-04
Gov. Inslee orders state budget negotiations in his office

Gov. Jay Inslee has ordered a second special legislative session to convene Friday and told lawmakers working on the state's more than $38 billion two-year operating budget he wants them to move their negotiations to his office, starting Monday morning.


2015-06-01
Budget battle in Olympia could delay Everett WSU building

Washington State University's plan to construct a new building in Everett faces delay because of the continuing political impasse in Olympia.
Designs are drawn and a contractor hired but WSU's ability to break ground July 1 as hoped hinges on knowing how much state money…

2015-05-26
Inslee sets Wednesday for special session to finish budget

Gov. Jay Inslee called Thursday for a special session to start April 29 in order for lawmakers to finish work on a two-year state operating budget, but said that he wants budget negotiators in his office on Monday to get a head start.

Inslee said he informed House and Senate leaders of…

2015-04-24
Overtime: Washington Legislature going into special session

The House's budget chair said Tuesday Washington lawmakers will not finish their work by Sunday's deadline and will need a special session to work out the details on the state budget and adequately paying for public education.

Gov. Jay Inslee agreed with Rep. Ross Hunter's…

2015-04-22
Freeze or cut college tuition, but make up for lost revenue

Parents of kindergartners might already be panicking when they consider how much sending that child to college will cost, with good reason: Tuition at Washington’s four-year state schools shot up 37 percent in the last five years, from an average of $6,400 in 2010-11 to $8,778 in the current…

2015-04-03
Governor signs measure paving way for WSU medical school

A bill signed by Gov. Jay Inslee Wednesday ends the 98-year prohibition against opening a medical school at Washington State University.

House Bill 1559, passed in March in the House and Senate by wide margins, eliminates a restriction dating from 1917 that gives the University of…

2015-04-03
GOP plan to cut college tuition by 25% wins praise; others cautious

With Republicans in the state Senate proposing to cut tuition by about 25 percent at state universities and permanently tie tuition to the state’s average wage, the reaction ranged from enthusiastic to cautious.

Republicans, who released their budget Tuesday, said it would be the first…

2015-04-02
Record year for applications to state’s universities

Washington’s five public universities and its one public college received record-breaking numbers of freshman applications for fall 2015, including more applications from students who qualify for a state tuition scholarship.

All told, more than 75,000 students applied — most from in-state…

2015-03-30
GOP response to House Dems’ budget proposal portends legislative OT

No one in Olympia really believed that the State Legislature would adjourn by its April 26 target.

The initial response from Senate Republicans to the $38.8 billion, 2015-2017 budget unveiled by House Democrats on Friday makes it pretty clear that this session is likely headed for…

2015-03-30
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