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Raises for one union not funded in WA budget, leading to finger-pointing
Washington Public Employees Association, which represents 5,300 state employees, asked Gov. Ferguson to veto a budget bill ...
Mnuchin flags U.S. budget deficit as bigger worry than trade gap
Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he’s more alarmed by the country’s growing budget deficit than its trade ...
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Port Washington voters approve $199M school budget, back new trustee
The budget marks a $4.5 million, or 2.28%, increase from $194.6 million 24-25 school year budget, along with a 3.39% rise in ...
Trump heads to the Hill to rally Republicans for his budget bill facing key hurdle
A House committee is holding a late-night meeting, which marks the last hurdle to get President Trump's budget bill to the ...
Washington Deserved a Downgrade
U.S. debt is a spending problem, which neither party wants to stop.
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New Washington law directs $100M in grants toward hiring police, improving public safety
On his first day, Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson angered many Democratic lawmakers by demanding the Legislature put $100 million in the next state budget to help local police departments hire police off ...
Budget cuts gut WA nonprofit that helps students get to college
The nonprofit College Success Foundation will serve more than 20,000 fewer students next school year as it reels from the ...
Congress upended D.C.’s budget months ago — and still hasn’t fixed it
D.C. officials say if Congress does not pass legislation restoring the city’s 2025 budget, they will be forced to cut $400 ...