The state expects to collect $222 million more during the 2013-15 budget cycle than when the Legislature approved a new two year budget in late June. That’s according to the new quarterly forecast of state revenues. Already, the state has witnessed $138 million in increased revenues than was expected in the June forecast and another […]
A few news and notes to get your week started. Gov. Jay Inslee visited Everett Community College Thursday afternoon for a briefing on WSU’s plans to expand academic offerings at the University Center of North Puget Sound. He also was briefed on plans for a new teaching and classroom building at the center. $10 million […]
The WSU News Center reported Wednesday that WSU had their second highest total enrollment in university history for the fall of 2013 with 27,111 students signed up for classes, just 123 students fewer than last year’s record enrollment from fall of 2012. WSU also announced the university’s most diverse freshman class ever this fall with […]
The Seattle Times reported Monday that as a result of a decision earlier this year to freeze tuition at the state’s colleges and universities, Washington’s prepaid college tuition program is back on “firm financial footing.” You can read the full article by the Seattle Times here. The article states that the Guaranteed Education Tuition program […]
Today the WSU Board of Regents approved the university’s proposed 2014 supplemental capital and operating budget requests. Included in the approved supplemental operating budget request is $1 million for additional program support for the University Center of North Puget Sound and $3.6 million in maintenance and operations funding for the newly constructed WSU Vancouver Applied […]
Last week the WSU Government Relations team hosted its annual Congressional and State Legislative Fact Finding Tour. After months of preparation and planning, the three-day event was a great success. Each year WSU brings key congressional and state staff to several WSU locations statewide to highlight research and academic programs. The tour serves an opportunity […]
Friday WSU President Elson Floyd issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s recently announced proposal to award colleges federal financial aid based on ratings determined by affordability and performance. “I am pleased that President Obama has turned his attention to affordability and accountability in higher education. Many of us have been focused on […]
State tax collections for the past month exceeded expectations by $72.6 million according to a new report issued Monday. You can find it here. And you can find the Olympian’s coverage here. The report notes that the expected $22.5 million refund tempers that uptick somewhat. But had it been made during the July 11 through […]
I recently had the good fortune to visit WSU’s Mount Vernon Research Center, a jewel-box of a facility tucked away in the Skagit Valley. While there for briefings on the farm bill, I had the opportunity to meet first with Professor Stephen Jones, a plant geneticist and wheat breeder who is the Center director. A […]
State tax collections for the past month were slightly higher than expected, as indicated in a report released this morning by the state’s Economic and Revenue Forecast Council. Collections for the June 11 through July 10 collection period were $7.5 million, or 0.6 percent, higher than forecasted in June. Revenue Act collections were also up […]