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State revenues dip downward

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 […]

State revenues flat ahead of fresh forecast this week

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 […]

WSU operating, capital budget priorities set for 2025

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 […]

WSU’s dairy research featured in D.C.

WSU’s world-famous Cougar Gold cheese and Huckleberry Ripple ice cream made a 3,000-mile journey to the nation’s capital this week, where they were featured at a reception on Capitol Hill hosted by the Association of American Public and Land Grant Universities. The “Scoops of Science: Public and Land-grant University Creamery Reception” on Capitol Hill highlighted […]

WSU Chancellors, President talk FAFSA delays, campus priorities in D.C.

President Kirk Schulz was joined by all six Chancellors in the nation’s capital last week to highlight the university’s federal priorities and campus initiatives. The group also discussed the impacts of ongoing FAFSA delays and the importance of college affordability and accessibility with members of the state’s Congressional delegation and staff, industry leaders, and other […]

The Future of Healthcare: Coug Med Students Meet Legislators

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 […]

Federal budget includes wins for WSU Health Sciences

The recent federal funding package for fiscal year 2024 shows support for WSU priorities in the health science space.  WSU’s Indigenous Health Simulation Center will receive $1.47 million as part of a congressionally directed spending request that was supported by Senator Patty Murray, a testimony to the importance of WSU’s work in this space. The […]

Modest growth in state revenues

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 […]

Commerce Director visits WSU Pullman

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 […]

Governor signs bill extending state financial aid program eligibility

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 […]