[Updated]

We’ve written several posts about the operating budget proposals that have been made so far. I’ve collected links to them all below, for reference. (And I will update this post as we write more about these and future proposals.)

Overviews:

• New operating budget proposal from W&M ranking member would reduce taxes, leave the rainy day fund intact (4/1/21)
• The operating budgets approved by the W&M and Appropriations committees would reduce the four-year ending balances originally proposed by their chairs (3/31/21)
• House Appropriations chair’s operating budget proposal would increase appropriations by $1.293 billion less than the Senate chair’s proposal (3/26/21)
• Senate W&M chair’s operating budget proposal would increase NGFO appropriations by 12.4%, impose a capital gains tax, and drain the rainy day fund (3/25/21)
• Comparing the bottom lines of the operating budget proposals (2/25/2021)
• House Republican budget proposal would use the rainy day fund (including for a recovery rebate for low-income individuals) (2/16/2021)
• Republican budget proposal would drain the rainy day fund and avoid new taxes (2/11/2021)
• Gov. Inslee’s proposed operating budget would impose a capital gains tax and drain the rainy day fund (12/17/2020)
• Gov. Inslee has begun proposing new spending for 2021–23 (12/15/2020)

2021 Supplemental:

• Comparing the 2021 supplemental proposals from the House and Senate chairs (3/29/21)
• Including federal relief funds, 2019–21 spending in the Senate W&M chair’s operating budget would increase by 33% over 2017–19 (3/26/21)
• Comparing the 2021 supplemental budget proposals (2/22/2021)
• The 2021 supplemental: Comparing proposals from Gov. Inslee and Senate Republicans (2/15/2021)
• Gov. Inslee’s 2021 supplemental would reduce 2019–21 appropriations by $915.1 million (12/18/2020)

2021–23:

• Comparing the 2021–23 operating budget proposals (3/30/21)
• More on the policy changes in the House Republican 2021–23 operating budget proposal (2/25/2021)
• Comparing the 2021–23 operating budget proposals from Gov. Inslee and Senate Republicans (2/17/2021)
• A “shared benefit” rulemaking and odds and ends from Gov. Inslee’s 2021–23 budget proposal (1/4/2021)
• Gov. Inslee’s proposed 2021–23 operating budget would increase appropriations by 7.7% (12/21/2020)