OLYMPIA -- Gov. Chris Gregoire signed most of the supplemental budget designed to keep Washington from slipping into red ink by June 30, using her veto pen for several sections that added back $6.4 million of spending. She said she liked the Legislative spending plan…
OLYMPIA -- The House passed the state's "middle action" supplemental budget, shrinking the state's projected deficit with some $242 million in cuts. In a 55-41 vote along partisan lines, the House gave final approval to the bill, which now goes to Gov. Chris Gregoire for…
OLYMPIA -- The House of Representative is debating the supplemental budget, which was passed earlier by the Senate and can't be amended. Democrats appear to have the votes to pass it but Republicans plan to argue as much as possible against it. It's being described…
OLYMPIA -- The state Senate passed a supplemental budget this morning that cuts about $242 million from planned state spending through the end of June. With little debate, the Senate gave 37-10 approval to the spending plan, which helps ease but doesn't completely solve the…
OLYMPIA-- With a resolution that read like a sports page account of their come-from-behind Division I football championship win, the Senate honored the Eastern Washington University Eagles during this morning's session. Members of the team held the NCAA trophy high and stood with EWU President…
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