State House Budget on Deck
Last Friday night the Senate approved its operating budget with a bipartisan 30-18 vote. The House is expected to release its counter proposal on Wednesday. As with most budgets there[...]
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Executive Session Taping Bill Receives Public Hearing
The Senate Committee on Government Operations heard public testimony today on SB 6109: Exempting video and audio recordings of closed executive session meetings from public inspection and copying. SB 6109[...]
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State’s ‘Checkbook’ Now Open for Public Scrutiny
The state’s searchable budget transparency website (www.fiscal.wa.gov) has a new feature: Washington’s “Vendor Checkbook.” This is the equivalent of the state’s checkbook. Here is how this new resource is described:[...]
Details of State Employee Salaries Released by OFM
The Office of Financial Management has released the 2011 Personnel Detail Report. According to OFM: “This edition of the Personnel Detail Report includes total calendar year earnings for employees on[...]
WEA and House Dems Sue Voters to End 2/3 Vote Requirement for Tax Hikes
In the waning hours of the “budget focused” special session Democrats in the House and Senate both attempted to cue up votes on a tax bill not assumed in the[...]
The State’s 2011-13 Budget in Graphic Detail
Though it took a special session to finish its work on the 2011-13 budget, the legislature took positive steps this year to put the state on a more sustainable budget[...]
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