Senate GOP offers latest budget, plus a July stop-gap plan
OLYMPIA – With the clock ticking toward a partial government shutdown, the Legislature was presented Thursday with several options to “keep the lights on and the parks open."
Spin Control archive for June 25, 2015
THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2015
McMorris Rodgers remembers Elson Floyd on House floor
In a floor speech delivered Thursday, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers called Elson Floyd "a giant for Eastern Washington."
Washington has 7 million people
OLYMPIA -- If you're a Washington resident, you're one in about 7 million.
Legislature honors Elson Floyd
OLYMPIA -- Legislators lauded late Washington State University President Elson Floyd as a leader who made WSU a winner and higher education accessible to students around the state.
Senate panel to look at new budget plans
OLYMPIA -- The Senate Ways and Means Committee will hold hearings on some of the latest iterations of a budget plan this afternoon, including one that would stave off a shutdown for a month. It would extend the current budget through July, with only a few additions like the money to pay for debt service and $14 million for drought.
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