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• Obama sends 2013 budget proposal to Congress

  February 13, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama today sent Congress a new budget that seeks to achieve $4 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade while at the same time showering … 77

• GOP proposes ‘Education First’

  February 3, 2012 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – House Republicans, who say they are fed up with the slow pace of the budgeting process in a session in which that was supposed to be the main … 2

• WA House Speaker goals: create jobs, fund education

  January 10, 2012 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Washington legislators started their 60-day session with the usual pomp and circumstance, and a quick preview of the debates likely to dominate the remaining 59 days. As soon … 2

• High court demands state education reforms

  January 6, 2012 in City on Page A1 SEATTLE – The Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state isn’t meeting its constitutional obligation to amply pay for basic public education, but the justices gave an endorsement to … 9

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  Libraries boost devotion to digital

  December 28, 2011 in City on Page A5 Spokane libraries are investing more than ever in digital collections, allocating larger percentages of their materials budgets to audiobooks, music downloads and maintaining databases to serve patrons using the latest … 1

• Government scammers come in all shapes and sizes

  December 17, 2011 in City on Page B1 Surely, by now, you’ve heard of the Lake Washington welfare scammers. A Seattle-area chiropractor and his wife, living in a million-dollar home and driving a Jaguar and fraudulently slurping up … 5

• Budgeters put tough decisions on hold

  December 13, 2011 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – For two weeks, legislators have heard emotional, sometimes angry testimony against major cuts to state programs and in favor of raising taxes. Monday, it became apparent they will … 11

• $1 trillion-plus spending bill taking shape in Congress

  December 12, 2011 in Nation/World Weary after a year of partisan bickering, lawmakers reached a tentative agreement today on a sprawling $1 trillion-plus spending bill that chips away at military and environmental spending but denies … 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

• Gregoire: Deep cuts elusive in special session

  December 8, 2011 in City 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

• Riverside, Mount Spokane parks likely to be combined

  December 8, 2011 in Outdoors, City Riverside and Mount Spokane state parks likely will be combined and full-time employees reduced by about 40 percent as Washington State Parks officials scramble to slash the agency’s budget. 2

• Washington budget director urges state cuts

  December 6, 2011 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Washington state can’t wait until next year to cut its budget, the state’s budget director told legislators Monday. In the wake of recent comments by legislators that cast … 9

• Budget chief to Legislature: Time’s a-wasting, pass a budget

  December 5, 2011 in News OLYMPIA — The state can’t wait until next year to make changes to its budget that will reduce spending, the state’s budget director told legislators today. 10

• Protests shut down special hearing on budget

  November 28, 2011 in Region Washington lawmakers beginning a 30-day special session were met by hundreds of protesters Monday, and a committee meeting focusing on solutions to the state’s budget woes was abruptly halted amid … 17

• Medicare back on the brink over cuts to doctors

  November 28, 2011 in Nation/World Politicians of both parties outdo each other vying for the approval of seniors, but their inability to compromise on the federal budget has put Medicare in the crosshairs again. Unless … 2

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  Baby could fall through hole in safety net

  October 26, 2011 in City on Page A5 When Michelle Casey received the first ultrasound of her second pregnancy, she got some unexpected news. Her daughter had a bilateral cleft lip and palate. The ultrasound technician reassured her, … 20

• Economic recovery likened to mirage

  September 16, 2011 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – With economic recovery described as “a mirage in the desert” and a projected gap between income and spending growing to $1.4 billion, state officials began setting the stage … 5

• Some legislators opt to cut pay in solidarity

  August 27, 2011 in News on Page A1 OLYMPIA – About half of the 15 members of the Spokane-area legislative delegation have volunteered for the same 3 percent pay cut they imposed on state workers. Many who have … 36

• Spokane Public Schools OKs budget

  August 11, 2011 in City on Page A5 Spokane Public Schools adopted its 2011-’12 budget Wednesday, but reaching the finish line was a challenge, as district officials tried to offset a $13.1 million shortfall. “We certainly have experience … 1

• Vestal: Budget cutter’s plea for millions more in spending shows duality

  August 3, 2011 in City on Page A5 On Friday, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers issued two news releases. One was full of tiresome rhetorical ballast about the deficit and the debt ceiling. The House had just passed a … 58

• Kootenai County cuts staff

  July 21, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A8 Kootenai County has eliminated another 10 positions, bringing to 20 the number of staff reductions that have occurred since two new commissioners took office in January. The recent reductions in …

• Obama to GOP: Don’t call my bluff

  July 13, 2011 in News, Nation/World President Barack Obama bluntly told Republican congressional leaders Wednesday they must compromise quickly if the government is to avoid an unprecedented default, adding, “Don’t call my bluff” by passing a … 24

• Leaders lack followers to resolve debt showdown

  July 13, 2011 in News, Nation/World For President Barack Obama and congressional leaders, the debate over raising the nation’s debt ceiling has provided a stark lesson on the limits of their power. Each of their proposals … 4

• School board commits to maintaining class sizes

  June 23, 2011 in City on Page A1 Spokane Public Schools officials agreed to a 2011-’12 preliminary budget Wednesday that does not increase any class sizes, but there’s still work to be done. About $1 million remains to … 3

• SPS won’t increase class sizes or cut special ed assistants

  June 22, 2011 in City Spokane Public Schools’ officials agreed to a 2011-12 preliminary budget Wednesday that does not increase any class sizes, but there’s still work to be done. About $1 million remains to …

• Washington revenue forecast falls again

  June 16, 2011 in City Washington state’s projected revenues for the next two years are down slightly, said Arun Raha, the state’s chief economist and executive director of the economic and revenue forecast council. 22

• WVSD expecting about $780,000 in cuts

  June 9, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The West Valley School District is expecting about $780,000 in cuts from the state budget this year. In order to make up for those cuts, it held the first of …

• 100 Spokane teachers receiving recall notices

  June 9, 2011 in City on Page A1 Spokane Public Schools recalled 100 teachers Monday after the school board decided to not increase class size in the elementary grades. Of the 238 employees who received pink slips in …

• Spokane Public Schools recalls staff

  June 8, 2011 in City Spokane Public Schools will recall 100 teachers and other certified staff today after the school board decided not to increase class sizes in grades K-6. 61

• Sheriff gets $128,000 for gear

  June 8, 2011 in City on Page A5 Spokane County commissioners gave Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich $128,223 from reserves Tuesday – about one-third of the amount he requested for equipment and software. Knezovich requested $372,631 last week, but commissioners … 10

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