OLYMPIA -- Gov. Jay Inslee might be the latest player in the state's budget drama to offer an overly optimistic prediction of a possible conclusion. Legislative sources said late Monday afternoon it seemed unlikely a handshake over a budget agreement would come by Monday night.…
Inslee predicts budget agreement by end of Monday. OLYMPIA -- Gov. Jay Inslee said legislators are could reach an agreement on the 2013-15 operating budget by the end of the day. "The current state of negotiations gives me confidence that agreement is imminent," Inslee told…
OLYMPIA -- Most state agencies sent notices to their employees around 1 p.m. about temporary layoffs that would be coming if the Legislature does not pass a budget by June 30. If negotiators for the House and Senate reach an agreement that can be passed…
OLYMPIA -- Temporary layoff notices to some state employees are set to go out by e-mail at noon today. The question is whether they will include an addendum that says the Legislature's budget negotiators have reached a deal in principle on the 2013-15 operating budget.…
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