Senate passes $38.2 billion operating budget
OLYMPIA -- The Senate passed and sent to the House a $38.2 billion budget that would allow the state to avoid a partial government shutdown on Wednesday.
Spin Control archive for June 29, 2015
MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2015
Senate begins budget debate with a bit of Zen
OLYMPIA -- The Senate began debate on the 2015-17 operating budget about 5:30 p.m., and there may be good karma for passing it and avoiding a partial government shutdown. . .
Details of $38.2 billion budget released; votes expected later today
OLYMPIA --The proposed state budget would spend $38.2 billion over the next two years, boost public schools by some $2.8 billion, give teachers and state employees cost-of-living raises, and reduce tuition for college students. And yes, there's money for a Spokane med school. Details inside the blog.
Budget details still being worked out
OLYMPIA -- Some details of the state's proposed $38 billion budget continue to be worked out as the Legislature prepares to vote later today.
Revived transpo package has $1 billion in Spokane projects
OLYMPIA -- The transportation package that would raise gasoline taxes to pay for major road, bridge and rail projects around the state would have more than $1 billion for Spokane-area projects. UPDATE: Budget details just posted
SUPCO says commissions can redraw districts
Washington and other states that use a commission to redraw congressional boundaries are within their constitutional rights, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today.
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