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Lawmakers Start WSU Life Sciences Construction, Legislators prepare to adjourn. Late-session budget logjams have broken to begin the Pullman biotechnology building and the plan to admit freshmen students to WSU Tri-Cities. Eighty new enrollments in high-demand fields at multiple WSU campuses, funding for Ag Weathernet and BioAg, are among other highlights of the compromise budget.   For a printer-friendly version, click here  March 7, 2006   No. 6
Lawmakers Start WSU Life Sciences Construction, Legislators prepare to adjourn. Late-session budget logjams have broken to begin the Pullman biotechnology building and the plan to admit freshmen students to WSU Tri-Cities. Eighty new enrollments in high-demand fields at multiple WSU campuses, funding for Ag Weathernet and BioAg, are among other highlights of the compromise budget.   For a printer-friendly version, click here  March 7, 2006   No. 6
 WSU Life Sciences Building Not Authorized by House The $63 million WSU Life Sciences Building was excluded from the House's proposed version of the capital construction budget, unveiled today by Rep. Hans Dunshee, D-Snohomish. Rep. Helen Sommers announced an operating budget that included direct funding for high-demand enrollments.  For a printer-friendly version, click here  February 21, 2006   No. 5
State Senate budget recommends the $63 million WSU Life Sciences Building. Sen. Karen Fraser, the capital budget coordinator in the Senate Ways and Means Committee, announced the capital budget Feb. 15. WSU Tri-Cities bills are moving but the funding is in doubt. The Senate operating budget proposal funds Ag Weathernet but not BioAg. High-demand enrollments are being considered.  For a printer-friendly version, click here  February 16, 2006   No. 4
Governor Gregoire recommends construction begin on the WSU Life Sciences Building. Her supplemental capital budget adopted the plan recommended by WSU. Her operating budget provides funding for the Life Sciences Discover Fund and the UW-WSU Policy Consensus Center. No funding provided for Technology Transfer, Weathernet or BioAg.  For a printer-friendly version, click here 

WSU Supplemental Budget Request:
Complete Text Submitted to OFM
Two-page summary

December 20, 2005   No. 3

WSU proposes technology operating budget requests for the 2006 session. WSU and UW seek funding for a joint technology transfer request. WSU also seeks funding for "Ag Weathernet" and "Bio-Ag."  For a printer-friendly version, click here

 December 16, 2005   No. 2
Governor considers alternative funding for the Biotechnology/Life Sciences Building. A revised funding mechanism to get construction of the $63 million WSU Biotechnology/Life Sciences  Building underway by next summer is under consideration by legislators and Gov. Christine Gregoire. For a printer-friendly version, click here

 December 7, 2005   No. 1

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