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Governor signs 2009-11 operating budget

A biennial operating budget that reduces WSU state funding by $54.2 million and assumes undergraduate tuition increases at 14 percent per year was signed into law today by Gov. Christine Gregoire.  

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May 19, 2009  No. 13

Final WSU Operating Budget

Governor signs capital construction budget

A biennial capital budget authorizing nearly $196.8 million in WSU construction was signed this afternoon by Gov. Christine Gregoire -- accelerating four new WSU science building projects at three campuses.  

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May 15, 2009  No. 12

Final WSU Capital Budget

Federal stimulus funds play big WSU budget role; Key energy legislation signed into law.

Amidst historic general state reductions to university funding by the Legislature, some federal economic stimulus money allocations have already been signed into law by the governor and will provide some actual growth to selected WSU programs.  

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May 14, 2009  No. 11

ARRA Impacts State

Legislature prepares to address construction bills and adjourn sine die.

Legislative construction bills that support four new WSU buildings at three campuses appeared to be near the last order of business today as legislators drive toward on-time adjournment of the 2009 Legislature.

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April 25, 2009  No. 10

Sine Die Edition

State budget dictates $54.5 million WSU cut; Proposal assumes 14 percent tuition hike

The new House-Senate compromise operating budget reduces WSU state funding by 22 percent. In other business, a new compromise capital construction bill that includes $36.7 million for the Vancouver Applied Technology Building, has passed the House.

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April 25, 2009  No. 9

Compromise budgets emerge

How will the final state budget be resolved? That's a $50 million-plus question for WSU

The Legislature is now moving into a critical phase as lawmakers are negotiating the differences between House and Senate budget versions. Tick Tock. There's just 13 days of the session remaining.

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April 13, 2009  No. 8

WSU Budget Negotiations

Gov. Gregoire, WSU, urge more university funding in House and Senate budgets

Facing the deepest higher education cuts in state history, Washington State University is joining Gov. Christine Gregoire in supporting the Senate funding level for higher education institutions and in providing flexibility to raise tuition up to 14 percent per year.

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April 7, 2009  No. 7

WSU Tuition Position

Senate funds WSU Vancouver Applied Technology Classroom Building

Construction will be underway this summer on a $43.5 million Vancouver technology building and a $35 million WSU Pullman Global Animal Health building  if the capital construction budget proposed by Senate leadership today passes. The total House budget for WSU is $58.1 million. The Senate budget is $115.7 million.

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April 1, 2009  No. 6

Capital Budgets

House shocks WSU with 29% cut proposal.

Washington State University will lose $151.4 million of its current state funding base - 29 percent of its state funding - under a proposed 2009-2011 House budget announced today.

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March 31, 2009  No. 5

House Budget Cuts

Senate proposes 20 percent budget cut.

The Senate's proposed budget cuts for WSU announced today compares with a 12 percent reduction announced by the governor last December. The proposed Senate cut totals $104.3 million for the two-year budget cycle.

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March 30, 2009  No. 4

Senate Budget Cuts

Senate, House plan deep university cuts

The Senate version of a state 2009-2011 budget proposal is expected to be released Monday. It is expected to contain much deeper cuts to higher education than the budget proposed by Gov. Christine Gregoire.

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March 26, 2009  No. 3

Senate Budget Monday

Legislators hear WSU cut scenarios

Cuts Pres. Elson Floyd will present an outline of possible Washington State University budget cut impacts to the Senate Ways and Means Committee and House Appropriations Committee this week. This report also contains details of the Feb. `17 "Higher Education Day" events on the capitol campus.

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Feb. 15, 2009  No. 2

Budget Reduction Scenarios

Gregoire budget cuts WSU by 12 percent, $31 million

Cuts in the governor's 2009-2011 proposed operating budget help balance a forecasted $5.1 billion revenue shortfall. Generally, the governor provided maximum flexibility to the university to make the necessary reductions.

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Dec. 18, 2008  No. 1

Governor's Biennial Budget

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