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One week to go, State Board-requested bills pass House
With negotiations between House and Senate budget writers continuing, this week marked the final major cutoff deadline of session when bills from the opposite chamber needed to be approved in order to continue in the legislative process.
State Board-request bills on the move as session enters final stretch
The Legislature passed its fifth major deadline of session on Tuesday when bills with a fiscal impact needed to be voted out of those committees in order to continue in the legislative process.
State Board-requested bills heard in House higher education committee
House and Senate policy committees spent their first full week after the House of Origin cutoff with a mix of hearing testimony on bills and learning more about issues facing higher education in the state. The House Postsecondary Education and Workforce Committee heard all of the State Board-requ...
Legislature convenes 2025 session facing $12 billion budget shortfall
With a new governor for the first time in 12 years and a $12 billion budget deficit, lawmakers returned to Olympia Monday facing big changes and difficult decisions. Outgoing Gov. Jay Inslee reflected on his time as governor in his final State of the State speech Tuesday, and incoming Gov. Bob Fe...
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