Week 7
February 22-26
The big news this week is that the House and Senate both released their budget proposals. And let’s give credit to our member lobbyists who came...
Wednesday was quite a day in Olympia, with the Senate budget and both the House and Senate releasing capital budgets.
We’ll start with the Senate operating budget. After accounting for caseload adjustments, the story...
On Monday, the House released its budget proposal. Education is clearly a priority, along with mental health, forest fires and homelessness.
There is lots to like in the House budget related to public education, given...