We are very pleased to share that we have hired a new Assistant Director of Federal Relations, filling the position formerly held by Jake Dowd who is now Director of Federal Relations. Please join us in offering a very warm welcome to Dr. Bethany Johns, who is joining the EAGR team effective today. She will […]
Dampened sales, business and occupation tax activity is partly to blame for a weakened revenue outlook released today. The state’s Economic and Revenue Forecast Council adopted an updated revenue forecast this afternoon that projects slight declines in the current 2023-25 biennium and the upcoming 2025-27 biennium. The total amount of the underlying 2025-27 biennium is […]
The trend of flattening state tax collections continued this past month according to the latest revenue update published by the Economic and Revenue Forecast Council. Revenues were up during the period of May 11th to June 10th $74.4 million or two percent higher than forecast in February. In the months since then, collections have cumulated […]
Compensation enhancements, deferred maintenance efforts and a new health sciences training facility in Spokane feature prominently in state operating and capital budget requests approved this spring by the WSU Board of Regents. Formal requests will be drafted this summer in time for submission to the state Office of Financial Management in September. The president retains […]
A group of third and fourth year medical students from the WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine sat down with local state representatives and appointed officials in Vancouver yesterday evening to share their experiences training in Southwest Washington. As a community-based medical school, WSU medical students spend their first two years at the WSU […]
In its April revenue update, the state Economic and Revenue Forecast Council announced Friday that tax collections were up $82.9 million or 4.5 percent compared with what was forecasted in February. Collections for March and April cumulatively returned $53.4 million or 1.4 percent higher than forecasted. Although some of the modest growth can be attributed […]
Washington State Department of Commerce Director, Michael Fong visited the WSU Pullman campus Friday to meet with university leadership and learn about research in sustainable fuels and building materials. The two agencies are key partners on a wide array of subjects, many dealing with energy. Most recently, WSU has provided thought leadership as Commerce helped […]
A bill that would increase the amount of time a student is eligible to receive state financial aid was signed by Gov. Jay Inslee today. It increases the eligibility window for programs like the Washington College Grant from five years to six years. Sen. T’wina Nobles, chair of the Senate Higher Education committee, sponsored SB […]
Among the slew of departures from the Legislature announced in recent days were three Washington State University alums who left their mark. You can watch their farewell addresses and tributes paid to them yesterday on the floor of the Senate and floor of the House of Representatives. Rep. JT Wilcox of Yelm is best known […]
The state Legislature concluded its brief yet consequential 2024 legislative session on Thursday afternoon, adopting an austere operating budget while approving notable policies relating to financial aid, opioid prevention on college campuses, and student athlete name, image, and likeness. As is custom, gavels in each chamber fell simultaneously as the Legislature adjourned “sine die,” Olympia […]