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Tax-amnesty windfall could speed budget deal
Glum Washington lawmakers, last seen slogging through House-Senate budget talks, have just gotten a jolt of good news — a $182 million windfall. Governor Gregoire and the budget negotiators say that...
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WA prez primary cancelled; Top 2 primary still on
Washington state has suspended its 2012 presidential primary in order to save taxpayers over $10 million. Secretary of State Sam Reed emphasizes that the state’s regular Top 2 Primary in August is...
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State budget deal: cuts and more cuts
As Washington struggles to emerge from the deepest recession in 80 years, lawmakers have reached an 11th-hour budget deal for the next two years, cutting expenses in virtually every sector of state...
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WA lawmakers button down hard-times session
Washington lawmakers are heading back to their home districts after completing a brutal recession-era 135-day session. Budget cutbacks, including salaries of state employees and teachers and budgets...
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‘Sharp slowdown’ in WA as recovery struggles
A new state report says tax collections were down $70 million below forecast levels in May, due to a “sharp slowdown” in the economy. Still, even accounting for that, total collections since the March...
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WA revenue forecast plunges another $1.4 billion
Economic recovery seems “like a mirage in the desert” and Washington’s economic forecast has been chopped by another $1.4 billion. Will there be a special session of the Legislature? The grim news came...
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Governor calls emergency budget session for Nov. 28
Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire has called the Legislature into emergency special session, beginning the Monday after Thanksgiving, to deal with a gaping $2 billion hole in the two-year state operating...
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Special session adjourns after trimming budget $480m
Washington lawmakers have adjourned their unprecedented 17-day November-December emergency session designed to start trimming the state budget to size. But they won’t be gone for long. The regular...
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Lawmakers kick off election-year session
Washington lawmakers are back at work, confronting a $1.5 billion budget gap, the possibility of a tax referendum, and a number of touchy social issues, including gay marriage, marijuana, and abortion...
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Suddenly, some rosy economic news for WA
Light at the end of the tunnel: Washington economists are projecting a $96 million increase in the state’s revenue. Coupled with news that state government will save $330 million in lower caseload...
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