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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
This week, Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan, director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), traveled to Seattle and Spokane to get an inside look at the important scientific research and innovation happening across the state, and share how newly approved federal funding can help support these efforts. The visit was organized by Senator Maria Cantwell, a main […]
A bill signed by the governor today will require the state’s budget office to calculate a key metric in determining tuition rates at public colleges and universities sooner. SB 5079 directs the Office of Financial Management to calculate the maximum allowable increase in tuition in October of each year, instead of when it is currently […]
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) held a subcommittee hearing surrounding Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) this morning. WSU Director of Athletics Pat Chun testified this morning urging Congress to develop federal standards that provide transparency and enforceable safeguards to mitigate the negative impact of the […]
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 […]
The state House of Representatives released its operating and capital budgets yesterday, which were heard in their respective committees on Monday evening and Tuesday morning. Connor Haggerty, WSU Assistant Director of State Relations testified before the House Appropriations committee in support of the operating budget proposal, highlighting the funding it provided for the university’s health care […]
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 […]
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 […]