<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/blogs/legislative-news/2023/2023-03-24.aspx" dsn="blogs"><featured/><pubDate>03/24/2023 02:14:46 PM</pubDate><title>Senate budgets released, committees hear College in the High School fee elimination, nursing education bills</title><description>Washington state will have almost $500 million less in its budget over the next two years, according to projections released Monday by the Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council. The $483 million dip represents about 0.7% of the projection released in November.</description><author>SBCTC Communications</author><category>budgets, college in the high school, nursing, transfer</category><image/><image-caption/></item>