OLYMPIA -- With state agencies preparing to warn many of their workers of temporary layoffs on Monday, legislators signaled they are close to a deal on a two-year operating budget. So close, in fact, the leaders of the Senate's Majority Coalition Caucus were predicting it…
OLYMPIA -- Despite a slightly better economic forecast and expectations of a budget deal among legislators, Gov. Jay Inslee's office has prepared a list of state services that would and wouldn't be available July 1 if a budget isn't passed. The preliminary list divides agencies…
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