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Groups respond to revenue forecast with rallies against cuts to state programs

In response to today's revenue forecast, which estimates the state's budget shortfall for the next two years will be about $5.3 billion, about 1,000 teachers, healthcare workers students and others crowded onto the Capitol steps, calling for lawmakers to end tax exemptions rather than…

2011-03-18
State's budget gap grows to $5.3 billion

Washington’s state budget gap widened Thursday to about $5.3 billion through mid-2013. A new revenue forecast knocked another $780 million out of budget-writers’ hands, due to geopolitical uncertainty in the Mideast and Japan.

In doing so, the forecast stoked a growing debate: Should the…

2011-03-18
$5 billion state deficit likely to force deep cuts in services

Washington's chief economist Thursday delivered the bad news everyone expected: Tax collections are down, pushing the state's projected budget deficit above $5 billion.

Now lawmakers must erase it, a task they've been dreading, and the governor warned it must be done…

2011-03-18
State revenue projection just got $698 million worse

The state's chief economist delivered more bad news on Thursday, announcing that projected state tax collections are down another $698 million over the next two years.

State officials now estimate the two-year budget shortfall at around $5.1 billion and say it…

2011-03-18
WWU Prez reaction to new state revenue forecast

The new state revenue forecast came out this afternoon, and the news is what many people feared.

Tax collections are projected to be down another $780 million.

About $80 million of that is for the current fiscal year, which ends in June, bringing the current budget gap to $200…

2011-03-18
Bruce Shepard sends message to campus regarding latest budget forecast 2011-03-17
Changes to tuition program not needed, says director

State lawmakers worried that Washington's prepaid tuition program could go broke have proposed changes that the program's director says may hasten its demise.

“What is the problem they are trying to solve?” said Betty Lochner, director of the Guaranteed…

2011-03-16
Bruce Shepard speaks with Consular Association about higher ed funding challenges 2011-03-15
Student pre-med scholarships available 2011-03-14
State budget ideas get creative

If Washington’s budget problems get too terrible to solve, can’t the state borrow money? Or could it issue bonds against future Lottery earnings or future tobacco-lawsuit payments to the state?

Why not sell off state assets such as land? Or just leave the state budget unbalanced for a…

2011-03-14
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