The WSU Office of the President posted the following blog today highlighting the university’s roots in research, establishing Washington’s land-grant institution as a leader in fostering innovation and economic prosperity. December 9, 2013 Washington State University was created to be an engaged university. A critical part of our land-grant heritage is active partnership with communities, […]
Congressional leaders face a critical deadline next week – they must reach a budget agreement by Dec. 13 or the next round of sequester cuts goes into effect, reducing vital government programs by billions of dollars for the second year in a row. Nothing less than our nation’s global competitiveness is on the line. I […]
The Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences Building on the WSU Spokane campus will be dedicated at 1:30 p.m. this afternoon with several hundred attendees expected. The building is the new home for the area’s premier center for health sciences education and research. The Spokesman Review has more information on the dedication here and here. Support from […]
Washington State University’s 2014 legislative agenda seeks new money to support research for aviation biofuels, academic expansion at the University Center of North Puget Sound and replacing the state’s aging animal disease diagnostic lab. You can find the agenda document here. The three budget priorities in the four-point agenda are deliberately modest in nature reflecting […]
With the Legislature back in town this week for Legislative Committee Days, the House Appropriations Committee Thursday received an overview of WSU’s engineering and computer science programs and an update on how WSU is working to meet Washington’s needs in these high demand fields. The Committee learned about the growth in WSU programs offered across […]
The state’s latest revenue forecast released today shows slow but steady economic and job growth with a $9 million ending fund balance increase for the 2011-13 biennium and a $16 million increase for the current 2013-15 biennium. You can view the forecast by the Economic and Revenue Forecast Council here. You can find forecast coverage […]
Today, the Seattle Times published a story highlighting President Elson S. Floyd’s visit to Capitol Hill. President Floyd was invited to join a group of his peers for a series of meetings with members of Congress and the press in Washington, DC to discuss the impacts of sequestration on research universities. The meetings were organized by […]
The Economic Revenue Forecast Council reports today that tax collections were $26.7 million higher for the Oct. 11 – Nov. 10 collection period than forecasted in September. That’s after earlier-than expected property tax payments, $21.7 million, of the collection total are backed out. A commensurate reduction is expected to be reflected in future collection reports. […]
In a press conference this afternoon Gov. Jay Inslee called a special session to begin this Thursday, Nov. 7, calling on lawmakers to approve a package that would ensure The Boeing Company 777X project be built in Washington state. Inslee stated he wants the Legislature to approve the package in one week. You can view […]
Last week Congressman Denny Heck (WA-10th CD) visited the WSU Puyallup Research and Extension Center for a tour of the facility and to learn about the Center’s nationally-recognized work in stormwater issues, salmon toxicology, and low impact development. This was the Congressman’s first visit to the Center, which is located in the newly-drawn 10th Congressional […]