State revenues continue to improve in both the current and future biennial budgets, according to a new outlook report on Friday. The September revenue forecast projected an increase of $927 million in the current 2021-23 biennium and $931 million in the next biennium, 2023-25, during a presentation to the Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast […]
You have probably read about the large funding packages under consideration in the Congress allocating billions of dollars to physical and human infrastructure. Newspapers across the state are reporting that billions of dollars will be coming to the State of Washington – that might be true – but the process in Congress to get to […]
WSU’s Puyallup Research and Extension Center (PREC) was honored to host Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland yesterday where she met with WSU researchers to learn about our research and work impacting the Puget Sound. CAHNRS Associate Dean of Research Scot Hulbert and PREC Director Todd Murray introduced the Congresswoman to the WSU faculty and students who are […]
House and Senate budget writers unveiled their operating budget agreement for the 2021-23 biennium Saturday afternoon, providing the final tranche of funding to complete core funding for the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine. The budget appropriates $3.6 million in the two-year budget to support third- and fourth-year instruction for the 20-seat expansion authorized in […]
Priority capital projects for WSU campuses in Vancouver, Pullman and Spokane as well as high priority facility preservation funding for the entire university system are included in a compromise capital budget unveiled by legislative leaders. This comes as the Legislature seeks to wrap up its 2021 session in time for Sunday’s scheduled adjournment. An operating […]
Governor Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill 5228 into law Thursday, requiring public medical schools in Washington to establish health equity curriculum as part of their instruction. The bill, sponsored by Senator Emily Randall, directs medical schools to include instruction on health disparities, intercultural communication skills training, cultural safety training, and implicit bias into their curriculum. […]
Budget writers in the House of Representatives on Friday unveiled an operating budget proposal that fully funds the final installment of core funding to complete the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine. WSU is requesting $3.6 million in the two-year budget cycle that begins July 1 to complete the 20-seat expansion first authorized in 2019. […]
Both the House and Senate have begun unveiling their operating and capital budget proposals on the heels of last week’s strong revenue forecast, with the upper chamber so far checking off Washington State University’s top legislative priorities. The Senate operating budget funded WSU’s $3.6 million request to complete core funding for the Elson S. Floyd […]
Washington State University researcher Elizabeth Weybright on Thursday briefed the state House Commerce and Gaming Committee on a wide array of university efforts to better understand what works when it comes to preventing youth substance abuse. Weybright is the interim director of WSU Extension’s Youth and Families unit and an Associate Professor in Human Development. […]
Washington State University’s Merrianneeta Nesbitt on Thursday briefed the state Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development Committee on three of the university’s many initiatives designed to promote diversity, equity and inclusion. The university’s Assistant Director for the Office of Outreach and Education, Nesbitt outlined WSU’s new faculty and staff Community and Equity Certificate Program, calling […]