Proposals under consideration by the state lawmakers will reduce resources for hospital services by $280 million to $330 million annually, hospital leaders say.

Those figures arrived Tuesday and further dimmed the financial outlook at a time when the ... off the table” at this stage with the budget. Washington’s chief economist, Dave Reich, explained ...

The Center Square) – The good news: Washington state is expecting a ... over the state’s four-year budget outlook. “We expect that we’ll probably be running lower balances going forward ...

The state budget outlook is “increasingly bleak,” he said, and the district will closely watch developments in the General Assembly for the remainder of the session. Ball detailed this year ...

“The latest revenue forecast confirms that our financial outlook remains challenging ... over federal actions that could impact Washington. Budget writers are expected to release their ...

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson at a press conference Tuesday to talk about the state budget. As Washington enters what are supposed to be the final weeks of its state budget process, the chasm ...

Washington state Senate and House Democrats ... up from $72.4 billion in 2023-25. Over the four-year budget outlook, Senators called for $6.5 billion in cuts and $16 billion in new revenue.

Those figures arrived Tuesday and further dimmed the financial outlook at a time when the ... but figuring out the exact impacts on Washington’s budget is difficult. State law requires the ...