When the Legislature passed its 2008 supplemental operating and capital budgets March 13, it included $5.3 million in new resources for the UW—$2 million in additional operating support and $3.3 million in additional capital funds. The University received $1 million in new funding to support the creation of an eScience Institute and $3 million for land acquisition and soils remediation on the UW Tacoma campus. While legislation to establish a new UW North Sound branch campus in Snohomish County did not pass, the budget provided $100,000 to the state's Higher Education Coordinating Board to develop a recommendation for a permanent site.

Also see:

• UW Legislation Session Summary (.pdf file)
• UW Office of State Relations
• UW eScience Institute
• The Herald (Everett): “Wait till next year for UW branch, Legislature says”
• Seattle Times: “Money keeps UW hopes alive”