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• Special food aid on state cutting block

  March 22, 2012 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – For 15 years, Washington has helped thousands of people the federal government wouldn’t, providing food assistance to legal immigrants struggling to survive in America. That includes residents of … 3

• Sally’s House serves as children’s haven

  March 5, 2012 in City on Page A1 Three-year-old Kate lived in a dog crate in a meth house in Spokane and walked on hands and knees like an animal. Winston lived in a home with no running … 22

• Bell makes NIC budget pitch in Boise

  January 25, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – North Idaho College has seen its funding burden shift more and more to its students as government spending falls and tuition and fees climb, college President Priscilla Bell …

• Eye on Boise: Medicaid cuts’ impact coming clear

  January 22, 2012 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – Idaho’s former state chief economist Mike Ferguson estimates that the $35 million in state funds cut from Medicaid this year – which with federal matching funds adds up … 1

• STA cancels cut in service

  January 21, 2012 in City on Page A1 Spokane Transit Authority officials have abandoned plans for a 7 percent cut in service this year after sales tax collections and passenger numbers increased last year. They had warned that … 10

• Otter budget doesn’t restore steep cuts

  January 11, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Idaho Gov. Butch Otter’s budget proposal for next year wouldn’t restore any of the steep cuts the state has made in the past three years of economic downturn, …

• Talk at federal, state levels alarms rural hospitals for future

  December 18, 2011 in City on Page A1 Many of Eastern Washington’s small hospitals are bracing for cutbacks as federal and state governments look to save money. Consider Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Chewelah: On any given day … 22

• State Senate approves partial budget fix

  December 15, 2011 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Realizing it wouldn’t find $2 billion in budget savings in 30 days, the Legislature settled Wednesday on a fourth of that in 17 days, and called it quits … 3

• State budget deal elusive

  December 9, 2011 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire acknowledged legislators are unlikely to pass some $2 billion in budget cuts she proposed in this special session. The governor also sees no chance … 3

• Teachers union backs Inslee for governor

  December 4, 2011 in City on Page B7 SEATTLE – The state’s largest teachers union endorsed U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee for governor after Attorney General Rob McKenna backed out of plans to speak to the organization’s leadership on … 6

• Millwood leaders air budget solutions at forum

  December 1, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V4 Poor economic conditions and the prospect of losing funding sources put the city of Millwood in the position of a potential budget shortfall for a second consecutive year. As a …

• State may cut malpractice insurance for volunteer providers

  December 1, 2011 in City on Page A1 Among budget cuts Washington state lawmakers are considering is eliminating a program that pays for the malpractice insurance of health care providers who volunteer to treat the poor at free … 13

• Clinic staff, patients rally against cuts to health services

  December 1, 2011 in City on Page A6 Medical clinics for the poor are fighting proposed government funding cuts that they say will undo basic health care services and send thousands more people to emergency rooms. “We’re down …

• Wash. state budget goes back to drawing board

  November 28, 2011 in City on Page A1 Stop us if you’ve heard this one: Washington state’s revenues are down, its demand for services is up. The budget won’t balance. The Legislature needs a special session to make … 16

• Gregoire to seek half-cent sales tax hike

  November 21, 2011 in News OLYMPIA — Voters could be asked to approve a half-cent sales tax increase next March to help replace some of the $1.7 billion in cuts the Legislature will be asked … 69

• Cuts spur pushback

  November 18, 2011 in City on Page A5 Social service providers, clergy and people of faith gathered in a West Central neighborhood parish Thursday evening to try to head off further tears in the state’s already tattered safety … 1

• With budgets tight, middle schools seek to keep kids active

  November 14, 2011 in City on Page A1 Eighth-grader Seairra Rice comes from a family of wrestlers, but she’s the first girl in her family to participate in the sport. “She wanted to show the boys she could … 6

• Shadle students discuss budget with Gregoire

  October 29, 2011 in City on Page B1 If Chris Gregoire gets tired of being Washington’s governor, she might have a future as a Shadle Park High School economics teacher. She might, anyway, if the state weren’t making … 3

• ‘Dreadful’ budget cuts loom

    October 28, 2011 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – Gov. Chris Gregoire released a list Thursday of possible choices to slash $2 billion from the state budget, more than a fourth of that total from public schools … 90

• Gregoire proposes service and pay cuts

  October 27, 2011 in News, City OLYMPIA — Gov. Chris Gregoire released a list of possible cuts to slash $2 billion from the state budget, including an end to the state’s Basic Health Plan which would … 29

• DSHS chief Dreyfus will resign

  October 13, 2011 in City on Page A5 Susan Dreyfus, who has led the Washington Department of Social and Health Services through two tumultuous years of budget reductions, will step down at the end of the year to … 3

• Health district weighs cuts

  October 8, 2011 in City on Page B1 The Spokane Regional Health District proposed cutting some programs for children with special needs and eliminating its water testing lab as it tries to make do with $2.1 million less …

• Health district looks to cut programs for kids, water

  October 7, 2011 in City The Spokane Regional Health District proposed cutting some programs for children with special needs and eliminating its water testing lab as it tries to make do with $2.1 million less … 12

• Spokane police to investigate fewer thefts, burglaries

  October 6, 2011 in City on Page A1 If you’re a victim of a burglary, theft or car prowling in Spokane, don’t expect to get the crime solved. The Spokane Police Department announced Wednesday the official elimination of … 61

• West Valley teachers worried over changes

  September 17, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 More than 100 teachers and staff members from the West Valley School District turned out for the school board meeting Wednesday to voice concerns about program changes due to an …

• State asks agencies to prepare for cuts

  August 9, 2011 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – State agencies will prepare plans to cut their spending by as much as 10 percent as Washington braces for the prospect that the next state economic forecast could … 5

• District recommends rehiring instructional aides

  July 28, 2011 in City on Page A5 Just two weeks away from adoption of Spokane Public Schools’ 2011-’12 budget, dozens of instructional assistants’ jobs remain on the chopping block. The district administration has balanced the budget and … 2

• East Francis Avenue will get ‘skin patches’ before rebuilding

  July 14, 2011 in City on Page A5 Next year, Francis Avenue east of Division will be completely rebuilt. But street officials have determined that deterioration of Francis requires at least a partial fix immediately, so thin layers … 2

• Idaho gets big boost in revenue

  July 13, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – The final numbers are in, and after anguishing over deep budget cuts, Idaho ended the fiscal year well ahead of projections for state tax revenues, with an $85.3 …

• Idaho revenues up, Otter loses bet to Andrus

  July 12, 2011 in Idaho The final numbers are in, and after anguishing over deep budget cuts, Idaho ended the fiscal year well ahead of projections for state tax revenues, with an $85.3 million year-end … 8

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