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• 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

• State cellphones squander $500,000

  November 20, 2011 in Region on Page B2 SEATTLE – A state audit has found Washington is wasting money on 2,000 idle state employee cellphones. The audit report, released Friday by state Auditor Brian Sonntag, found the state … 3

• Panel rejects liquor plans

  November 3, 2011 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – It’s apparently all in or all out for Washington state’s involvement in the liquor business. After studying two proposals to take over the state’s liquor distribution system, the …

• Coaches lead state’s payroll

  August 11, 2011 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – The best-paying jobs in state government are in academia. And of those, the very best are in athletics. The 55 highest-paid state employees – and 948 of the … 27

• 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

• Clark: In population contest, Tacoma uses dirty trick

  September 28, 2010 in City on Page A5 I should have known better than to pick on Tacoma. As my Old Man used to tell me … 3

• Forum will hear budget ideas today

  July 29, 2010 in City on Page A5 Got a thought on how to help solve the state’s budget woes? Today is your chance in Eastern Washington. That’s when the Office of Financial Management brings its road show … 1

• Washington’s population still rising, but pace abates

  June 30, 2009 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – We’re still growing, but it’s slowing. That was the verdict Monday from Washington’s Office of Financial Management, which churns out annual population estimates for the state, cities and …