Day 29: Let’s review

February 8th, 2010 by Niki Reading | Filed under Uncategorized.

Can you believe it’s day 29?

- The House Ways & Means Committee considered abolishing DSHS and turning it into four separate agencies.

- The Senate Ways & Means Committee considered allowing WSU, UW and Western to set their own tuition, with some limits.

- They also considered the bill to get the state closer to qualifying for federal Race to the Top money.

- And passed a bill to make it easier to raise taxes.

- Gov. Chris Gregoire announced that she wants to make it easier for community banks to loan money to small businesses, helping to pull our economy out of the recession.

And a couple of things from Friday:

- A lot of bills “died” at policy cutoff on Friday. Here’s the Senate’s list.

- Arun Raha said the state’s economy is headed in the right direction. Don’t forget that the caseload forecast is on Wednesday and the Economic and Revenue Forecast is on Friday!

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One Response to “Day 29: Let’s review”

  1. Week 5: Let’s (partially) review | 12/02/10

    [...] On Monday: The House considered abolishing DSHS, Senate Ways & Means considered bills to allow UW, WSU and Western to set their own tuition, suspend Initiative 960 and get the state closer to qualifying for Race to the Top money, Gov. Chris Gregoire announced that it should be easier for small banks to loan money, many bills died, and Arun Raha said the state’s economy is headed in the right direction. [...]