Senate and House leaders and budget writers will hold a press conference Tuesday, May 24 at 10 a.m. to announce the agreed-upon 2011-13 operating budget.
Faced with a $5.1 billion shortfall between revenues and expenditures/commitments, negotiators have taken nearly all 30 days of the special session to reach an agreement. The end is in sight.
No one believes that K-12 education will be spared some deep cuts, and as budget committees march towards the final day of special session (this Wednesday, May 25 at midnight), we continue to get a peek at what’s in store for public schools.
Read the full update.
Updates on the Legislature and state government from the Washington State School Directors' Association.
