Making sense of Washington state’s multi-billion dollar budget hole

A reckoning has arrived over spending on programs and services that is expected to outpace state tax revenue

Posted 12/16/24

Washington state’s budget is, to put it nicely, in a world of hurt.

There’s a big gap between what the state is collecting in taxes and what it needs to pay for its commitments in …

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