Legislators are back on the hill today, having convened at noon to kick off the 105-day legislative session. Among the top priorities for this year’s session will be determining the two-year budget plan for the state.
Budget pressures have re-emerged due largely to legal requirements to increase state spending on K-12 education. Lawmakers in the House and Senate are expected to produce their versions of a solution in April before reconciling their differences.
For more information on WSU’s focus heading into the 2015 session, check out our Legislative Agenda.