- Friday, November 20, 2009
- Washington State Tax Collections Drop Another $760 Million
BY TOM BANSE
(OLYMPIA, WA )
- 1:25 p.m.
- Thursday, September 17, 2009
- WA Lawmakers May Face $1B Budget Hole In January
BY AUSTIN JENKINS
(OLYMPIA, WA)
- 3:33 p.m.
- Thursday, July 16, 2009
- OSU Makes Changes To Meet Limited Budget
BY ROB MANNING
(PORTLAND, OR)
- 3:56 p.m.
- Monday, July 13, 2009
- WA Gov Sees Signs Of Recovery, But 'Not Out Of Woods' Yet
BY AUSTIN JENKINS
(OLYMPIA, WA)
- 9:23 p.m.
- Thursday, June 25, 2009
- Lawmakers Override Governor
BY CHRIS LEHMAN
(SALEM, OR )
- 3:19 p.m.
- Senate Overrides Governor, House Does Not
BY CHRIS LEHMAN
(SALEM, OR)
- 10:51 a.m.
- Wednesday, June 24, 2009
- Strange Tug-Of-War Over Budget Keeps Salem On Edge
BY CHRIS LEHMAN AND BETH HYAMS
(SALEM, OR )
- 7:07 p.m.
- Senate Fails To Override Governor's Veto
BY CHRIS LEHMAN
(SALEM, OR )
- 1:29 p.m.
- Tuesday, June 23, 2009
- Governor Follows Through On Veto Threat
BY CHRIS LEHMAN
(SALEM, OR )
- 4:15 p.m.
- Monday, June 22, 2009
- Oregon Lawmakers Defy Governor, Pass School Budget
BY CHRIS LEHMAN
(SALEM, OR)
- 5:45 p.m.
- Friday, June 19, 2009
- Senate Signs Off On School Budget
BY CHRIS LEHMAN
(SALEM, OR )
- 5:47 p.m.
- Thursday, June 18, 2009
- WA Tax Coffers Take Another Hit As Latest Revenue Forecast Released
BY AUSTIN JENKINS
(OLYMPIA, WA)
- 4:10 p.m.
- Wednesday, June 17, 2009
- WSU Cuts Budget By $54 Million; 360 Jobs Eliminated
BY GLENN MOSLEY
- 3:15 p.m.
- Monday, June 15, 2009
- WA Gov Prepares For Further Budget Cuts
BY AUSTIN JENKINS
(OLYMPIA, WA)
- 6:33 a.m.
- Tuesday, June 9, 2009
- WA Community Colleges Consider Financial Emergency Declaration
BY AUSTIN JENKINS
(OLYMPIA, WA)
- 1:39 p.m.
- Concerns As WA Prepares To Cut Offenders From Community Supervision
BY AUSTIN JENKINS
(OLYMPIA, WA)
- 5:06 a.m.
- Tuesday, June 2, 2009
- Budget Cuts Could Mean Fewer Eyes In The Forest
BY CHRIS LEHMAN
(TILLAMOOK, OR)
- 11:35 a.m.
- Sunday, May 24, 2009
- Florence Schools Face Bleak Future
BY RACHAEL MCDONALD
(FLORENCE, OR)
- 10:18 a.m.
- Friday, May 22, 2009
- Layoffs, Short Years, Oregon Schools Present Budget Options
BY GEOFF NORCROSS AND ROB MANNING
(PORTLAND, OR)
- 10:27 a.m.
- Portland Wrestles With Budgeting In 'Tough Economic TImes'
BY APRIL BAER
(PORTLAND, OR)
- 8:24 a.m.
- Thursday, May 21, 2009
- State Workers Brace For Layoffs
BY CHRIS LEHMAN
(SALEM, OR)
- 10:14 a.m.
- Wednesday, May 20, 2009
- Gregoire Signs 2-Year Budget; Restores Funding To State Auditor
BY AUSTIN JENKINS
(OLYMPIA, WA)
- 8:32 a.m.
- Tuesday, May 19, 2009
- Margaret Carter: Tax Fairness And Ability To Pay
BY GEOFF NORCROSS
(PORTLAND, OR)
- 10 a.m.
- Oregon Budget Writers Unveil Proposal
BY CHRIS LEHMAN
(SALEM, OR)
- 8:45 a.m.
- Budget Proposal: OSU Cascades Will Remain
BY ETHAN LINDSEY
(BEND, OR)
- 8:28 a.m.
- Friday, May 15, 2009
- State Budget Gap Big, But Not As Big As Feared
BY CHRIS LEHMAN
(SALEM, OR)
- 12:37 p.m.
- Draft Budget For Bend Is 20-Percent Leaner
BY ETHAN LINDSEY
(BEND, OR )
- 9:32 a.m.
- Thursday, May 14, 2009
- Some Teachers' Futures Depend On Forecasts And Chance
BY ROB MANNING
(PORTLAND, OR)
- 8:17 a.m.
- Thursday, April 30, 2009
- Hundreds In Bend Tell Lawmakers To Keep OSU Cascades
BY ETHAN LINDSEY
(BEND, OR)
- 12:39 a.m.
- Monday, April 27, 2009
- WA Legislature Adjourns; But Special Session Possible
BY AUSTIN JENKINS
(OLYMPIA, WA)
- 9:31 a.m.
- Friday, April 24, 2009
- WA Auditor Blasts Fellow Democrats Over Budget Cuts
BY AUSTIN JENKINS
(OLYMPIA, WA)
- 2:53 p.m.
- WA Democrats Release Details Of Budget Agreement
BY AUSTIN JENKINS
(OLYMPIA, WA)
- 1:43 p.m.
- Wednesday, April 22, 2009
- WA House Votes To Suspend Teacher Raises
BY RYAN MORDEN
(OLYMPIA, WA)
- 7:42 a.m.
- Tuesday, April 21, 2009
- Budget Hearing Highlights Stark Choices
BY CHRIS LEHMAN
(LINCOLN CITY, OR)
- 4:03 p.m.
- WA Legislature: Tax Measure Passes Out Of Committee
BY AUSTIN JENKINS
(OLYMPIA, WA)
- 3:54 p.m.
- First Budget Hearing Draws Overflow Crowd
BY CHRIS LEHMAN
(LINCOLN CITY, OR)
- 8:20 a.m.
- Monday, April 20, 2009
- Legislature Takes Budget Hearings On The Road
BY CHRIS LEHMAN
(SALEM, OR)
- 8:57 a.m.
- Saturday, April 18, 2009
- Polling Likely Sinks WA Tax Proposal
BY AUSTIN JENKINS
(OLYMPIA, WA)
- 9:14 a.m.
- Friday, April 17, 2009
- WA Anti-Tax Guru Tim Eyman Blasts Sales Tax Increase Proposal
BY AUSTIN JENKINS
(OLYMPIA, WA)
- 10:29 a.m.
- Thursday, April 16, 2009
- WA House And Senate At Odds Over Welfare Program
BY AUSTIN JENKINS
(OLYMPIA, WA)
- 4 p.m.
- Wednesday, April 15, 2009
- Gregoire Offers Critique Of Legislative Budgets
BY AUSTIN JENKINS
(OLYMPIA, WA)
- 12:38 p.m.
- Wednesday, April 8, 2009
- Temporary Sales Tax, Not Income Tax Leads In WA
BY AUSTIN JENKINS
(OLYMPIA, WA)
- 4:52 p.m.
- WA Nurse Home Visits For At-Risk Moms Slated To Be Spared In Budget
BY RYAN MORDEN
(OLYMPIA, WA)
- 4:32 p.m.
- WA Senator: Sales Tax Increase For Healthcare Is Leading Contender
BY AUSTIN JENKINS
(OLYMPIA, WA )
- 11:58 a.m.
- Monday, April 6, 2009
- Budget Cuts Threaten Variety Of Government Programs
BY ROB MANNING
(PORTLAND, OR)
- 8:35 a.m.
- Friday, April 3, 2009
- Potential Cuts Paint Bleak Picture In Salem
BY CHRIS LEHMAN
(SALEM, OR)
- 3:44 p.m.
- Tuesday, March 31, 2009
- WA House Democrats Unveil Budget; Higher Cuts To Higher Ed
BY AUSTIN JENKINS
(OLYMPIA, WA)
- 2:20 p.m.
- Monday, March 30, 2009
- Schools, Prisons, Healthcare: Nothing Spared In WA Senate Budget
BY AUSTIN JENKINS
(OLYMPIA, WA)
- 2:38 p.m.
- WA Senate Budget Proposal: Nearly $4 Billion In Cuts
BY AUSTIN JENKINS
(OLYMPIA, WA)
- 1:17 p.m.
- Thursday, March 19, 2009
- Top WA Senator Expects Tax Package As Deficit Soars
BY AUSTIN JENKINS
(OLYMPIA, WA)
- 1:49 p.m.
- Wednesday, March 18, 2009
- House Leader Skeptical Of Portland Schools' Budget Plans
BY ROB MANNING
(PORTLAND, OR)
- 12:43 p.m.
- Tuesday, March 17, 2009
- States Eye Closing Tax Loopholes As Revenue Source
BY AUSTIN JENKINS AND CHRIS LEHMAN
(SALEM, OR AND OLYMPIA, WA)
- 4:36 p.m.
- Monday, March 16, 2009
- Portland School Board Prepares To Release Budget
BY ROB MANNING
(PORTLAND, OR)
- 1:46 p.m.
- Gregoire Proposes To Close 'Sacred Cows' To Save Money
BY AUSTIN JENKINS
(OLYMPIA, WA)
- 11:01 a.m.
- Tuesday, March 10, 2009
- Behind The Curtain: The Secret Nature Of Writing A State Budget
BY AUSTIN JENKINS
(OLYMPIA, WA)
- 4:26 p.m.
- Bill Gates’ Father And Others Want WA Income Tax For High Earners
BY AUSTIN JENKINS
(OLYMPIA, WA)
- 3:09 p.m.
- Monday, March 9, 2009
- Unions: Polls Show Washingtonians Open To Taxes
BY AUSTIN JENKINS
(OLYMPIA, WA)
- 6:41 p.m.
- Friday, March 6, 2009
- WA Budget Gap Grows As Demand For State Services Rises
BY AUSTIN JENKINS
(OLYMPIA, WA )
- 2:03 p.m.
- Thursday, March 5, 2009
- Legislature Plugs $855 Million Gap, Next Up $3 Billion Chasm
BY CHRIS LEHMAN AND BETH HYAMS
- 3:34 p.m.
- Monday, March 2, 2009
- Washington Budget Cuts Mean Fewer Polygraphs For Sex Offenders
BY AUSTIN JENKINS
(OLYMPIA, WA)
- 2:19 p.m.
- Friday, February 27, 2009
- Oregon Lawmakers Raid Funds To Balance Budget
BY CHRIS LEHMAN
(SALEM, OR)
- 3 p.m.
- Washington Senate Plans Cuts Beyond Governors Budget
BY AUSTIN JENKINS
(OLYMPIA, WA)
- 9:49 a.m.
- Tuesday, February 24, 2009
- Legislators Wrestle With Keeping Schools Open
BY CHRIS LEHMAN AND BETH HYAMS
(PORTLAND, OR)
- 4:33 p.m.
- Friday, February 20, 2009
- Revenue Forecast Brings Gloomy News For Legislature
BY CHRIS LEHMAN AND BETH HYAMS
(PORTLAND, OR)
- 4:16 p.m.
- Oregon Now Faces $3 Billion Budget Gap
BY CHRIS LEHMAN
(SALEM, OR)
- 11:49 a.m.
- Washington’s Budget Shortfall Balloons To $8 Billion
BY AUSTIN JENKINS
(OLYMPIA, WA)
- 8:13 a.m.
- Thursday, February 19, 2009
- Kulongoski Takes Pay Cut; Resists Tapping Rainy Day Fund
BY CHRIS LEHMAN
(SALEM, OR)
- 1:38 p.m.
- Oregon Cuts Come Into Focus
BY CHRIS LEHMAN
(SALEM, OR)
- 8:19 a.m.
- Wednesday, February 18, 2009
- Budget Cuts Could Mean Early Summer Vacation In Oregon
BY CHRIS LEHMAN
(SALEM, OR)
- 3:24 p.m.
- Sunday, February 15, 2009
- Education Advocates To Descend On Capitol
BY CHRIS LEHMAN
(SALEM, OR)
- 1:17 p.m.
- Friday, February 13, 2009
- When Is A Budget Cut Not Really A Budget Cut?
BY CHRIS LEHMAN
(SALEM, OR)
- 9:36 a.m.
- Thursday, February 12, 2009
- Oregon Lawmakers Make First Budget Cut Personal
BY CHRIS LEHMAN
(SALEM, OR)
- 12:27 p.m.
- Wednesday, February 11, 2009
- Witnesses Decry Proposed Legislative Budget Cuts
BY CHRIS LEHMAN
(SALEM, OR)
- 12:41 p.m.
- Monday, February 9, 2009
- Washington Union President Says Tax Hike Discussions Underway
BY AUSTIN JENKINS
(OLYMPIA, WA)
- 3:21 p.m.
- Gregoire Proposes To Close License Offices, Eliminate Boards
BY AUSTIN JENKINS
(OLYMPIA, WA)
- 2:39 p.m.
- Thursday, February 5, 2009
- WA Republicans: Democrats Not Moving Fast Enough To Balance Budget
BY AUSTIN JENKINS
(OLYMPIA, WA)
- 10:55 a.m.
- Wednesday, January 28, 2009
- Washington Budget Woes Test Patience In Legislature
BY AUSTIN JENKINS
(OLYMPIA, WA)
- 1:54 a.m.
- Thursday, January 22, 2009
- Zero Percent For The Arts In Washington
BY RYAN MORDEN
(OLYMPIA, WA)
- 9:40 a.m.
- Thursday, January 15, 2009
- Washington Poised To Cut 40-Percent Of Drug Treatment Beds
BY AUSTIN JENKINS
(OLYMPIA, WA)
- 3:26 p.m.
- Monday, January 12, 2009
- Oregon Governor Delivers State Of The State
BY ANDREW BARTHOLOMEW
(SALEM, OR)
- 1:48 p.m.
- Monday, December 29, 2008
- WA Governor Faces 2nd Union Lawsuit Over Budget
BY AUSTIN JENKINS
(OLYMPIA, WA)
- 6:29 p.m.
- Friday, December 19, 2008
- Washington Lists State Parks Slated For Closure
BY AUSTIN JENKINS
(OLYMPIA, WA)
- 7:33 p.m.
- Thursday, December 4, 2008
- An Idiot’s Guide To The Washington State Budget
BY AUSTIN JENKINS
(OLYMPIA, WA)
- 8:41 a.m.
- Wednesday, December 3, 2008
- Agencies Submit Spending Reduction Plans
BY CHRIS LEHMAN
(SALEM, OR)
- 4:06 p.m.
- Governor Gets Bad Marks On Education Budget
BY ROB MANNING
(PORTLAND, OR)
- 9:44 a.m.
- Tuesday, December 2, 2008
- Tax Hikes No Sure Bet In Salem
BY CHRIS LEHMAN
(SALEM, OR)
- 3:58 p.m.
- Governor's Budget Includes Cuts For Social Services
BY GEOFF NORCROSS
(PORTLAND, OR)
- 9:21 a.m.
- Monday, December 1, 2008
- Gov. Kulongoski Presents Budget Plans
BY CHRIS LEHMAN AND BETH HYAMS
(PORTLAND, OR)
- 3:48 p.m.
- Governor Kulongoski Unveils Budget Proposal
BY CHRIS LEHMAN
(SALEM, OR)
- 12:26 p.m.
- Oregon K-12 Schools Face Budget Hit
BY ROB MANNING
(PORTLAND, OR)
- 6 a.m.
- Oregon Governor To Deliver Budget Proposal
BY CHRIS LEHMAN
(SALEM, OR)
- 6 a.m.
- Wednesday, November 26, 2008
- Washington State Lawmakers Scramble To Close Budget Gap
BY AUSTIN JENKINS
(OLYMPIA, WA)
- 3:26 p.m.
- Tuesday, November 25, 2008
- Gregoire Orders 3rd Round of Cuts; Social Services Takes Brunt
BY AUSTIN JENKINS
(OLYMPIA, WA)
- 4:31 p.m.
- Monday, November 24, 2008
- Revenue Forecast Takes Toll On Education Budgets
BY ROB MANNING
(PORTLAND, OR)
- 12:08 p.m.
- Thursday, November 20, 2008
- Budget Prospects May Chill State Hospital Hiring
BY CHRIS LEHMAN
(SALEM, OR)
- 4:02 p.m.
- Wednesday, November 19, 2008
- Economic Storm Batters Oregon Budget
BY CHRIS LEHMAN
(SALEM, OR)
- 4:36 p.m.
- Washington’s Projected Budget Deficit Balloons To $5.1B
BY AUSTIN JENKINS
(OLYMPIA, WA )
- 3:50 p.m.
- National Economic Crisis Hits State Budgets Hard
BY AUSTIN JENKINS
(OLYMPIA, WA)
- 3:05 p.m.
- Oregon Lawmakers Get Bad Budget News
BY CHRIS LEHMAN
(SALEM, OR)
- 11:47 a.m.
- Cities Consider Legislative Wish Lists
BY APRIL BAER
(PORTLAND, OR)
- 8:55 a.m.
- Tuesday, November 18, 2008
- Budget Woes Curtail WA Democrats’ Agenda
BY AUSTIN JENKINS
(OLYMPIA, WA)
- 4:06 p.m.
- Wednesday, November 12, 2008
- Idaho’s Governor May Ask Agencies To Reduce Spending Again
BY DOUG NADVORNICK
(COEUR D'ALENE, ID)
- 4:39 p.m.
- Thursday, October 23, 2008
- Multnomah County Faces $35 Million Budget Shortfall
BY ROB MANNING
(PORTLAND, OR)
- 4:28 p.m.
