budget cuts

When longtime director Dr. Anthony Chen retired this summer, the search committee couldn’t find a qualified replacement.

RICHLAND, Wash. – As many as 4,800 workers could be furloughed or laid off at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in southeast Washington. It’s the result of

Seattle public libraries are closed this week, in an effort to cope with budget cuts. That inspired some locals to take matters into their own hands,…

The Pentagon proposed a $33 billion cut to its 2013 budget, but Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said despite the cuts the U.S. will still maintain the ability to defeat "any adversary on land."

Teachers across the state plan to protest cuts to public schools on the first day of the legislature’s special session to shore up the budget.Hundreds of…

"...There are ideas out there other than cutting.”College students will descend on Olympia today as the legislature kicks off a special session to tackle…

Governor Chris Gregoire asked the state's largest employee unions to reopen their labor contracts. The move comes on the eve of the governor's big budget cutting announcement scheduled for Thursday.

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Washington state agencies are putting entire programs on the chopping block – including $65 million from UW and WSU – to satisfy a…

U.S. Senator Patty Murray has debuted in her newest high profile role. The Washington Democrat co-chairs the so-called supercommittee on federal debt…

If you've got books overdue at the Seattle public library don't worry. No fines will be charged this week while all the public libraries in the city are…