budget
December 21, 2015
Governor Inslee’s 2016 Supplemental Operating and Capital Budgets
Governor Jay Inslee released his supplemental operating and capital budget proposals on Thursday, both of which include technical corrections and minor appropriation changes to the current 2015-17 biennial budgets (fiscal years 2016 and 2017). This budget release marks the first step of the 2016 legislative session – set to begin on Monday, January 11, 2016….
November 20, 2015
November Revenue Forecast Predicts Moderate Growth
On Wednesday, the Economic and Revenue Forecast Council released its November revenue forecast, which projected a slight increase to General Fund-State (GF-S) collections over the September revenue forecast. The GF-S revenue forecast increased by $113 million for the current 2015-17 biennium and $30 million for the 2017-19 biennium. Final GF-S revenue collections for the 2013-15…
July 6, 2015
2015-17 Final State Operating and Capital Budgets
Leadership in both House and Senate passed a compromise operating budget in the form of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6052. All of higher education including financial aid would receive $3.5 billion of Near General Fund (NGF) for the biennium which is 9.2 percent of the overall NGF appropriation of $38.2 billion. The compromise budget adopts the…
June 22, 2015
Third House Committee Operating Budget Released Today
Leadership in the House Appropriations Committee released a third operating budget proposal today in the form of 2P2SHB 1106 and PSHB 2269. This proposal still differs from the Senate budget proposal SB 6050 and varies from the previous House operating budget P2SHB 1106. All of higher education (including financial aid) would receive nearly $3.348 billion…
June 2, 2015
Special Session 2015-17 House “Offer” Operating Budget Proposal
Leadership in the House Committee released a new Operating budget proposal in the form of P2SHB 1106 as a counter offer to the Senate budget released last week. This proposal still differs from the Senate budget and varies slightly from the engrossed House operating budget, ESHB 1106. All of higher education (including financial aid) would…
May 29, 2015
Special Session 2015-17 Senate Chair Operating Budget
Leadership in the Senate Ways and Means Committee released a new Operating budget proposal on May 28th 2015 in the form of Senate Bill 6050. This proposal makes significant changes to the engrossed Senate operating budget, ESSB 5077 and continues to differ from the engrossed House operating budget, ESHB 1106. Though the 2015 legislature is…
May 5, 2015
Report Affirms State Divestment, Not Administrative Bloat, Largely Responsible Tuition Increases
A report released today by Demos, a New York public policy think tank, attempts to identify the reasons why tuition prices at public four-year institutions have increased over the last decade. The findings reinforce the understanding that declining state support, rather than “administrative bloat,” is the primary cause of tuition increases. Although administrative spending did increase…
April 9, 2015
2015-17 Senate Capital & Engrossed Senate Operating Budget
The Senate capital budget appropriates $102 million in new funding from the State Building Construction Account, which is significantly more than the House capital budget appropriation of $41 million. Here are some of the major funding items from the Senate capital budget: $32.5 million for computer science and engineering expansion. $16 million for UW Tacoma…
April 3, 2015
2015-17 House budget adopted after amendments
On Thursday, the House passed its operating budget proposal (Engrossed Substitute HB 1106) off the floor, with several amendments. The original tuition and compensation proposals from the House Chair budget remain unaltered, however there some key changes compared to the original bill: Funding for computer science and engineering is reduced by $3.75 million, bringing the…
April 1, 2015
2015-17 Senate Chair Operating Budget
On Tuesday, Leadership in the Senate Ways & Means Committee released its operating budget proposal, Proposed Substitute Senate Bill 5077 which makes significant changes to the Governor’s proposal and differs significantly from the House proposal. Under the Senate proposal, the UW would receive $674.39 million of Near General Fund State across the biennium. Here are some…
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