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State Board-requested bills heard in House higher education committee
March 21, 2025 | By SBCTC Communications
House and Senate policy committees spent their first full week after the House of Origin cutoff with a mix of hearing testimony on bills and learning more about issues facing higher education in the state. The House Postsecondary Education and Workforce Committee heard all of the State Board's-re...
Legislature convenes 2025 session facing $12 billion budget shortfall
January 17, 2025 | By SBCTC Communications
With a new governor for the first time in 12 years and a $12 billion budget deficit, lawmakers returned to Olympia Monday facing big changes and difficult decisions. Outgoing Gov. Jay Inslee reflected on his time as governor in his final State of the State speech Tuesday, and incoming Gov. Bob Fe...
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