With a little over four weeks left to go in the session, Speaker Jinkins is thinking about the many steps that need to happen to get a final budget agreement,…
Thursday, March 27
ICE apprehends two men in Skagit County U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents apprehended two men in Skagit County on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. One of the men was…
Wednesday, March 26
Taxes, furloughs, funding for cops: WA Democrats tee up budget negotiations Democrats in the Washington Legislature have laid their plans to close the state’s historic budget gap. On Monday, budget…
Tuesday, March 25
Which taxes are on the table for Washington state lawmakers Democrats in Washington’s Legislature are weighing a range of taxes to help bridge a multibillion-dollar budget shortfall, including proposals that…
Tharinger and Bernbaum say House budgets move Washington forward
OLYMPIA—The operating and transportation budgets proposed by the House of Representatives will protect vital services in a time of declining revenue, said local lawmakers Rep. Steve Tharinger (D-Port Townsend) and…