state budget cuts

Washington’s outgoing governor says reductions are needed to balance the next state budget. Lawmakers may also consider new taxes when they convene next year.

Gov. Jay Inslee is directing Washington state agencies to identify 15 percent cuts in the next budget. The directive comes as the latest revenue forecast…

Hundreds of high school students are rallying at the University of Washington in protest of cuts to education. They walked out of their classrooms this…

There's relatively good news on King County’s budget for 2012: In a big change from recent years, Executive Dow Constantine is proposing no cuts to…

Seattle Public Schools will shut down for a day just before school starts this fall. It will also close early on a later date during the school…

With the loss of revenue, the impact of inflation and rising population, Washington’s government is providing one-fifth (18 percent) fewer services.That’s…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-967473.mp3A gigantic bridge-shaped piñata spewed more than four hundred pounds of…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-963044.mp3Teachers and other public school employees in Washington could face a 3% pay…

More than 3,100 Washington students might not get into the state’s largest universities in the next couple of years. Hundreds of faculty and staff could…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-954099.mp3Washington's total debt load is twice the national median – and one of the…