New effort underway to understand Washington’s budget shortfalls
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New effort underway to understand Washington’s budget shortfalls
A cadre of Washington lawmakers, budget officials and business and labor leaders set out Monday in search of a “shared understanding” of why budget shortfalls are plaguing the state and what can be done to avoid them. It will be a two-year endeavor to assess the degree to which cost assumptions, revenue forecasts and spending decisions contribute to structural imbalances and to recommend adjustments that could put the state on firmer financial f…
New effort underway to understand WA’s budget shortfalls
The Washington state Capitol on Feb. 6, 2026. (Photo by Bill Lucia/Washington State Standard)A cadre of Washington lawmakers, budget officials and business and labor leaders set out Monday in search of a “shared understanding” of why budget shortfalls are plaguing the state and what can be done to avoid them. It will be a two-year endeavor to assess the degree to which cost assumptions, revenue forecasts and spending decisions contribute to stru…
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