Cutting services or raising taxes: State lawmakers weigh how to fill big budget gaps • Iowa Capital Dispatch

Cutting services or raising taxes: State lawmakers weigh how to fill big budget gaps • Iowa Capital Dispatch

Washington state senators work on the Senate floor during the 2024 legislative session. The state is facing a massive budget deficit — a problem states across the country are confronting. (Photo by Jerry Cornfield/Washington State Standard)Even before taking office last week, Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson had proposed $4 billion in spending cuts. That was on top of some $2 billion in cuts already proposed by his predecessor, fellow Democrat Jay I…

Cutting services or raising taxes: State lawmakers weigh how to fill big budget gaps • Michigan Advance

Washington state senators work on the Senate floor during the 2024 legislative session. The state is facing a massive budget deficit — a problem states across the country are confronting. (Jerry Cornfield/Washington State Standard)Even before taking office last week, Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson had proposed $4 billion in spending cuts. That was on top of some $2 billion in cuts already proposed by his predecessor, fellow Democrat Jay Inslee. Li…