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House Highlights: March 18, 2011
An update on the state budget On March 17, the state's chief economist released the quarterly revenue forecast for Washington. The revenue is expected to be $778 million less for the combined 2009-11...
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House Highlights: April 1, 2011
State transportation budget The state transportation budget was passed in the House last Friday, March 25. The budget is built in a way that keeps the promises made with voters when they approved...
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House Highlights: April 15
House budget bill passes On Saturday, April 9, the majority in the House passed a budget they proposed in House Bill 1087. The Democrat budget spends a record high $32.4 billion, roughly $2 billion...
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House Highlights: April 15, 2011
House budget bill passes On Saturday, April 9, the majority in the House passed a budget they proposed in House Bill 1087. The Democrat budget spends a record high $32.4 billion, roughly $2 billion...
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House Highlights: Dec. 6, 2011
The second special session of 2011 began Nov. 28, and is schedule to last 30 days. The governor announced the special session on Sept. 22. The $32.4 billion budget passed last May assumed a nearly 14...
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House Highlights: Jan. 26, 2012
It’s time to focus on an ‘all priorities budget’ As the Legislature prepared to head into the fourth week of the 60-day session, there is still no action to address the $1.5 billion spending gap....
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House Highlights: Feb. 3, 2012
Fund Education First legislation Since 2006, House Republicans have introduced legislation that would require state budget writers to fund education first and require the governor sign the spending...
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House Highlights: Feb. 17, 2012
House Republicans take lead on budget process Many bills that have served as distractions to the serious work we should have done during the first week of session – balance the state budget. With...
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House Highlights: Feb. 24, 2012
The state budget House Republicans released their supplemental operating budget proposal on Feb. 17. Despite being in the minority, we felt as though we needed to offer a viable and sustainable...
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House Highlights: March 2, 2012
House Democrat budget passed On Feb. 28, the House of Representatives began the process of amending the House Democrats’ budget proposal contained in House Bill 2127. House Republicans offered...
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