Some 63 Washington State University students turned out in the statehouse Monday for the annual Coug Day at the Capitol advocacy event. The student body from every WSU campus, including the WSU Global Campus, was represented. After a morning briefing, students fanned out across the Capitol campus for a total of 84 meetings with policy […]
The Senate Financial Institutions, Economic Development & Trade committee this morning heard Senate bill 6139, which seeks to reauthorize the Joint Center for Aerospace Industry Technology (JCATI). JCATI was established by the Legislature in 2012 with a $3 million biennial appropriation to fund seed grants for research in the aerospace industry at state institutions of […]
WSU signaled its support Thursday for a measure to fund the Soil Health Initiative, a multi-agency research and extension initiative. Senate Bill 6306 formally establishes the initiative and outlines assignments for WSU, the state Department of Agriculture and the state Conservation Commission. “Though farmers across the state are working hard to protect their soil, decades […]
WSU testified in support of Gov. Jay Inslee’s capital budget proposal in both the House Capital Budget Committee and the Senate Ways and Means Committee Tuesday. The proposal unveiled last month includes WSU’s $4 million request to design the WSU Vancouver Life Sciences Building. The Legislature convened its 60-day session Monday and the House and […]
Gov. Jay Inslee gave a shout out to WSU and the Cosmic Crisp apple in his State of the State address this afternoon. Cosmic Crisps dotted the tops of legislative desks on the House floor as the governor mentioned the development of the apple amidst a list of inspirational accomplishments over the past year. “I’m […]
The Legislature convened its 2020 legislative session Monday, with transportation funding, homelessness and other issues taking center stage. Washington State University’s legislative agenda for the 2020 session contains three priorities: The university is requesting $4 million in the supplemental capital budget for the Life Sciences Building in Vancouver. The project was previously funded for pre-design. […]
Gov. Jay Inslee introduced a capital budget proposal Wednesday that fully funds WSU’s $4 million request to design the Life Sciences Building at WSU Vancouver. The project was previously funded for pre-design in the 2017-19 biennium but was not funded for design in the 2019-21 capital budget approved by the Legislature this spring. Getting the […]
The state’s legislative auditor is recommending the reauthorization of a state funded research collaborative designed to serve the aerospace industry. The Joint Center for Aerospace Technology Innovation was established by the Legislature in 2012 and given a $3 million biennial appropriation to fund seed grants for research at state universities. Since then, $9 million in […]
WSU is aiming to be “the nexus for cannabis scholarship, policy, outreach and community engagement in Washington State” reported Michael McDonnell during Thursday’s work session on Marijuana-Related Research in the House Commerce & Gaming Committee. McDonnell, Associate Professor at the WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine and Chair of the Collaborative for Cannabis Policy, […]
College student loan debt in Washington was sixth lowest in the country in 2018, the House College and Workforce Development Committee heard Thursday. In addition, loan default rates are less than half the national average. “When you’re comparing us to other states we look really good,” Council of Presidents Executive Director Paul Francis told the […]