The Washington State Department of Health is urging people participating in the Women-Infants-Children Program (WIC) to use their benefits before the program shuts down next week.
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state agencies are preparing to notify thousands of government workers that they may be temporarily laid off starting next week.
A spokeswoman for Gov. Jay Inslee said that agencies will send notices to workers Monday because lawmakers have been unable to finalize a budget...
If the second legislative special session fails to pass a budget the state must have a plan since there is no course of action outlined in the constitution.
House leaders have sent a budget to the Senate for approval that scales back some of the hundreds of millions in spending, and drops extending the controversial 0.3 percent Business and Occupation Tax extension.
The legislative special session, a billion dollar shortfall and other financial issues have not stopped Gov. Inslee and state officials from going ahead with spending $350,000 on hiring a climate change consultant.
This week, Governor Jay Inslee reiterated his desire for a 10-cent-per-gallon tax increase to help fund the $8.7 billion transportation budget he signed Monday.