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Field trip report: 105th Annual Lind Field Day

About a few hundred Washington growers and partners took in WSU’s 105th annual Lind Field Day Thursday at the Dryland Research Station. Lind is home to about 11 inches of annual average precipitation. Growers in this region feed the world in one of the driest but still productive agroecological climates on the planet. The 1,300-acre […]

Transportation agreement funds Snohomish SAF R&D Center

The compromise state transportation budget unveiled by legislative leaders today provides $6.5 million in seed funding for a new sustainable aviation fuels research and development center at Everett’s Paine Field. WSU will be the research partner in the project. The center was announced last month and funding was inserted into the Senate’s transportation proposal. The […]

Capital budget agreement scores big for WSU

Legislative leaders on Friday released a 2023-25 capital budget agreement that fully funds almost the entire WSU request. It includes the following: $40 million for minor works preservation projects to address deferred maintenance needs across the WSU system. $13 million for minor works program projects across the WSU system to fund small scale renovation and equipment purchases. […]

Chancellors, President highlight WSU’s federal priorities in nation’s capital

WSU Chancellors from across the system and President Kirk Schulz gathered in Washington, D.C. this week to meet with members of the state’s Congressional delegation and staff, coalition partners and other stakeholders to highlight the university’s federal priorities and campus initiatives. “This visit was a unique opportunity for our Congressional leaders, the Biden Administration, and […]

Senate transportation budget funds WSU, Snohomish County SAF partnership

The transportation budget proposal announced today by leaders in the state Senate provides $6.5 million to serve as seed funding for a new sustainable aviation fuels research and development center at Everett’s Paine Field. Snohomish County and WSU announced a new SAF partnership at a Tuesday press conference at Paine Field attended by an array […]

What the House capital budget proposal means for WSU

Capital budget writers in the state House of Representatives on Monday released their proposal, the third and final such plan needed to negotiate the state’s construction spending plan for the next two years. This paves the way for final-round talks between the House, Senate, and Governor’s office. Here are the highlights for WSU. The House […]

House unveils operating budget proposal

Leaders in the state House of Representatives on Monday rolled out their operating budget proposal, setting the stage for final budget negotiations with the governor and Senate. The House was scheduled to hear its proposal in the Appropriations Committee this afternoon and evening. Both chambers will approve their plans in their respective budget committees and […]

Senate capital budget comes up big for WSU

The Senate capital budget released this morning fully funds most of WSU’s streamlined capital budget request. The following requests are fully funded under the proposal: $40 million for minor works preservation projects to address deferred maintenance needs across the WSU system. $13 million for minor works program projects across the WSU system — essentially small […]

Data equity bill advances from Senate

The state’s K-12 coordinating entity, the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), and public institutions of higher education would be required to enter into data sharing agreements to help inform Washington high school students about postsecondary educational opportunities, according to a bill passed by the Senate with a vote of 40-8 late Friday. […]

Bill to align state college grant with federal standard supported by Senate

A bill that would extend the number of years a student can receive the Washington College Grant was moved out of the Senate with a vote of 48-1 on Thursday afternoon. If passed, SB 5711 would make a student eligible to receive six years or up to 150 percent of the length of the student’s […]