New-ish filing in McCleary case
In all the pre- and post-election news, we missed a recent filing with the state Supreme Court on the McCleary education funding case. The organization Washington's Paramount Duty, which has been quite vocal in calling for "new revenue" for K-12 education but not specific about where it should come from, on Nov. 7 asked the court to […]
15th of November 2016
New Special Report: How Medicaid and Prescription Drug Spending Impact the State Budget
Today we're out with a new Special Report on Medicaid, prescription drug spending and the state budget. You can read it here. Here are some highlights: Medicaid, through the state Health Care Authority (HCA), now provides health insurance for almost two million Washington state residents, and makes up over 16 percent of the state budget. […]
17th of June 2016
22nd of January 2016
13th of January 2016
14th of August 2015
McCleary roundup
Big day yesterday with the state Supreme Court “impos[ing] a $100,000 per day penalty on the State” for not producing a plan to achieve, by 2018, full state funding of basic education (as laid out in Article IX, Section 1 of Washington’s constitution – the famous “paramount duty” provision). The court ordered the amount of the […]
25th of June 2015
Getting closer to a budget deal?
The deadline for passing a state budget is only days away, and activity in Olympia is reaching a fever pitch. Here’s the latest… Only five days to go before the legislature and governor must agree on a state budget. Without a deal by June 30, we’ll have a government shutdown, something nobody seems to want. […]
6th of September 2011
WRC economist named to state debt commission
Kriss Sjoblom, WRC vice president and economist, will serve on the new state debt commission established by SB 5181. Here’s how the bill report describes the commission’s activity. A commission is established to examine the use of debt in Washington State and make recommendations on debt policy and debt limitations. Commission members include the State […]