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Alexandra Bradford, 21, of Vancouver, studies pre-law at Clark College Thursday. Community colleges could see their budgets cut by 6 percent as lawmakers look for ways to balance the 2009-11 budget even as laid-off workers turn to the twoyear schools to acquire new skills.
State lawmakers swallowed more bitter medicine Thursday with the news that continuing weak revenue collections will likely push the state budget deficit to nearly $9 billion by mid-2011.See the full content of this document
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State Deficit Projected to Hit $9b
Democratic budget-writers also learned they face the daunting task of cutting nearly a half-billion dollars from the current general fund budget, which funds state agencies and programs through June 30.
The Legislature and Gov. Chris Gre...See the full content of this document
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