Thousands of people converged on the Capital Campus today as legislators began a special session to address the current $2 billion budget hole. See more photos of today’s rally on…
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Everett Herald: Suggestion to cut length of school year gaining grudging support
The Legislature will convene for a special session on November 28 to address the looming $2 billion budget shortfall. Earlier this week, Governor Gregoire announced her 2012 supplemental budget proposal…
Statement from House Speaker Frank Chopp regarding Governor Gregoire’s budget proposal:
“This recession has had an unprecedented impact on our state’s economy, and after three straight years of deep budget cuts, we have very few options left. I understand just how…
Statement from House Majority Leader Pat Sullivan regarding Governor Gregoire’s list of possible budget actions
Here’s House Majority Leader Pat Sullivan on Governor Gregoire’s list of possible budget actions: “Ways and Means Chair Ross Hunter and the rest of our budget team have been going…
State revenues continue to decline
Citing the “fragile aftermath of the Great Recession.” the Executive Director of the the state Economic and Revenue Forecast Council delivered some bad news today: the revenue forecast is now…