WSU Spokane's Planned 'Team Health' Building Will Not Receive Funding From State Budget

WSU Spokane's planned 'Team Health' building will not receive funding from state budget

The funding for the building was not included in the state’s capital budget, signed Tuesday. State Senator Marcus Riccelli said he’s disappointed by the cut.

WSU Team Health building funding cut, future uncertain

SPOKANE, Wash. - Gov. Bob Furguson (D-WA) signed the state budget to a surrounding applause in Olympia Tuesday but it's items absent that are getting attention with higher education leaders on the other side of the Cascade Mountains. "The Team Health building was not funded at the state level," WSU Spokane Chancellor Daryll DeWald said.

Tribal colleges face uncertain future amid federal funding cuts

Tribal colleges and universities have endured decades of chronic underfunding, relying heavily on federal support to stay afloat. Now, the Trump administration’s broad cuts to federal programs are hitting Indian Country hard, posing a serious threat to the future of these vital institutions. Stephanie Sy reports for our series, Rethinking College.