This morning the Senate gave final approval to the North Puget Sound University legislation with a 38-10 vote. Senate Bill 5636 now goes to the Governor’s desk. Under the bill, WSU would assume management of the University Center in Everett in 2014 following the completion of an academic plan for the region and the establishment […]
The Senate approved its budget proposal 34-13 late Monday afternoon, setting the stage for negotiations with the House. Both chambers have now approved their own versions and leaders will work to resolve differences. That’s not expected before the Legislature adjourns its regular session, which could come Thursday. A special session will likely be required to […]
Today starts the final week of this year’s 105 day regular session, though a special session is anticipated in order to finish the considerable work still before the Legislature. While the House and Senate will be ironing out differences in various policy bills they’ve already approved, lots of attention will still be focused on the […]
The House Ways and Means Committee last night moved out a bill that would grant Washington’s public universities tuition setting authority for four years. House Bill 1795 was advanced on a 22-5 vote and now heads for a vote of the full House of Representatives. It’s lengthy, complicated and very much a work in progress. […]
The Federal Government is proceeding with finalizing the FY2011 budget and beginning to discuss the FY2012 budget. It is expected that the long term Continuing Resolution will be adopted by both Houses and signed by the President by the end of the day this Friday. The 2012 Budget discussion has begun. Congressman Ryan introduced his […]
A bipartisan group of leaders in the Senate on Tuesday evening unveiled the upper chamber’s operating and capital budget proposals, and work continued into the night to assess their impacts. The cut to WSU’s state appropriation would be $112 million, compared to the $110 million in the House budget. Unlike the House budget, it does […]
Over the next several days, we will see an overwhelming amout of information and language regarding the Continuing Resolution that was decided on late last night. We will post updates as we receive them, and due to the large amount of material, please click on the links below to follow the most up to date […]
On Saturday the House of Representatives approved its budget proposal and the North Puget Sound University Center legislation, sending both to the Senate. Senate Bill 5636 was approved 66-31. It would have WSU assume management of the university center in Everett in 2014 following the completion of an academic plan for the region and the […]
Although WSU has been prepared for a few months, communication of cuts to congressional directed, or ‘earmarked’, research dollars has been made official. The Office of Grant and Research Development was issued official notice from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture that all funding to the following programs has been eliminated for the remainder […]
Yesterday afternoon, House Republicans announced they are marking up a Republican bill to keep the government open another week, exacting $12 billion in spending cuts and funding the Defense Department until the end of September. The bill is expected to be on the House floor for a vote Thursday. The administration and Democrats on Capitol […]