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• Both sides win issues in hard fought state budget

  April 12, 2012 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – For almost 91 days the Legislature wrestled with a looming budget problem. For the first 90, it was even odds, at best, whether the Legislature would win. The … 4

• Proposed budget avoids tax hike

  February 22, 2012 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – House Democrats offered a budget plan that doesn’t call for a state tax increase and doesn’t make some of the cuts to public schools and state services Gov. …

• Verner preceded her exit with request for back pay

  January 12, 2012 in City on Page A1 In her final days as Spokane’s mayor, Mary Verner decided that she wanted a raise. After voluntarily capping her annual pay at about $100,000 for four years – and pledging … 39

• Wash. lawmakers’ ‘short session’ will be dominated by budget

  January 8, 2012 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Washington legislators find themselves in familiar territory as they return to the Capitol this week. The General Fund budget they thought they had shored up through a series …

• 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

• Liberty Lake council eyes budget with utility tax in mind

  December 8, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V8 The Liberty Lake City Council met Tuesday to discuss next year’s budget and whether to cut the utility tax and pay off some debt the city has accrued over the …

• 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 …

• 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

• Liberty Lake Update: Mayor shares proposed budget

  October 20, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V13 Liberty Lake Mayor Wendy Van Orman unveiled her proposed budget Tuesday night, two weeks earlier than last year and earlier than what the state requires. Of note, sales tax revenues …

• Northeast Youth Center marks milestone

  September 25, 2011 in City on Page B7 Michael Glatzmaier said the Northeast Youth Center in Hillyard changed his life. “Growing up I did not have a good influence or someone to look up to,” he said. “The …

• 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

• 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

• Schools struggle to use student data system

  June 23, 2011 in Idaho on Page A7 NAMPA, Idaho – Idaho’s new multimillion-dollar student data system is causing giant headaches at school districts around the state, and local school officials say it isn’t working. State Superintendent of … 2

• Principals to take pay cut; district will recall teachers

  June 16, 2011 in City on Page A5 Spokane Public Schools principals have agreed to a voluntary 3 percent pay cut, a move that will help the school district offset a $13.1 million budget shortfall. Additionally, the remaining … 11

• Face Time: School librarian worries about cutbacks’ effects

  June 13, 2011 in City on Page A5 Mead School District officials decided shifting its 12 librarians out of the library and into a traditional classroom was the best way to help solve its $1 million budget deficit. … 13

• $32.2 billion operating plan earns bipartisan support

  May 26, 2011 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – After 135 days of sweating, arguing and compromising over the state’s fiscal problems, the Legislature passed budgets Wednesday to keep state government running for the next two years, … 26

• Verner calls for hiring more police officers

    May 19, 2011 in City on Page A5 Spokane Mayor Mary Verner ordered the hiring of at least six new police officers to fill vacant positions within the department and called for adding more officers next year. The … 1

• Education Notebook: Books earn Nook for Rogers’ Cook

  May 19, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S5 Brice Cook, a student at Rogers High School, can read in style – and color – on his new Nook Color after he was awarded the top prize in Rogers …

• Gregoire signs transportation budget

  May 17, 2011 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – Gov. Chris Gregoire signed the state’s 2011-’13 transportation budget Monday and issued a warning to the Legislature to hurry up on other spending plans for the next biennium …

• ‘We can no longer do everything for kids’

  May 16, 2011 in City on Page A1 Washington’s budget is still a work in progress, but Spokane Public Schools officials know they’re facing a budget gap between $9 million and $12 million. So with flexibility in mind, … 125

• Verner presents mix of budget solutions

  May 12, 2011 in City on Page A1 Spokane Mayor Mary Verner gave a preview Wednesday of a 2012 budget she says would be painless for residents who obey the law. Verner proposed to close a tentative $6.6 … 34

• Spin Control: Tax amnesty a windfall, but where’s the outrage?

  May 8, 2011 in City on Page B10 OLYMPIA – Business organizations regularly bemoan how little recognition, respect and support they get from the state. But evidence to the contrary was clear last week, when the state announced … 3

• Workers comp brings special session to a halt

  May 7, 2011 in Region OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state lawmakers grappling over how to fill a projected budget shortfall of $5 billion may first have to end a stalemate on a more contentious issue: … 4

• City of Spokane short $6.6 million in ’12

  April 14, 2011 in City on Page A5 For the fourth straight year, Spokane leaders are forecasting a multimillion-dollar shortfall in the next annual budget. The city predicts a $6.6 million gap between expected revenues and expenses in … 30

• Senate’s school cut plan may not add up

  April 14, 2011 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – School districts around the state might have to “eat” a cut in teacher salaries being proposed by Senate budget writers because they won’t be able to reduce pay, … 13

• Senate outlines big cuts

  April 13, 2011 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Senate spending plans for the next two years propose cuts for public schools, colleges, health care and social service programs. College tuition would be higher, paychecks to state … 17

• Senate proposes spending less, cutting more

  April 12, 2011 in City, Region OLYMPIA – Senate spending plans for the next two years propose cuts for public schools, colleges, health care and social service programs. College tuition would be higher, paychecks to state …

• Spin Control: Let’s kick the canned phrase, lose the chant

  April 10, 2011 in City on Page B3 Ping-ponging between the sobering budget hearings and the raucous budget protests of the past week has left me with a desire to get the legislators and demonstrators to the negotiating …

• House approves two-year state budget

  April 10, 2011 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – House lawmakers on Saturday approved their version of the next two-year state budget, voting 53-43 in favor of a proposal that would slash $4.4 billion in state spending. … 10

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