Legislature: Gregoire Budget to Boost Wsuv ; Plans to Address $1.5 Billion Shortfall Get Mixed Reception
The Columbian › March 22, 2005
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OLYMPIA -- Smokers and heirs of multimillion-dollar estates would pay for education enhancements, including the expansion of Washington State University Vancouver into a four-year school, under Gov. Christine Gregoire's first budget proposal.
"I like my budget," Gregoire said Monday at a press conference where she released a $27.6 billion, two-year spending plan. "I've invested in our children. I've invested in the future of Washington state."See the full content of this document
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Legislature: Gregoire Budget to Boost Wsuv ; Plans to Address $1.5 Billion Shortfall Get Mixed Reception
Gregoire's proposed 2005-07 budget comes five weeks before the end of the regular session.
The Senate's majority Democrats are scheduled to release their budget late this week or early next week, with majority House Democrats to follow about a week later.Gregoire's proposals to fill a $1.5 billion budget shortfall include delaying ...See the full content of this document
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