Washington Votes Forum

Today is the day that lawmakers, at least those with the budget pens, have been waiting for. The state will release the latest revenue forecast, which many expect will add to the current budget deficit. Here is an excellent blog post that discusses what options lawmakers have to deal with the growing...

According to the latest revenue forecast for Washington, revenues or tax collections for the state are down. This means the state's budget shortfall has ballooned to $5.7 billion. At this point Governor Gregoire can either make additional across-the-board cuts, which would total nearly 11%, to state...