Before he left office, Governor Inslee released two budget proposals. His “Book 2” proposal is the one the media has focused on. This budget proposed $12 billion in new revenue, and around $2 billion in cuts. But the only budget proposal a governor is actually required under state law to release is one with no new revenue. This is called a “Book 1” budget, and so far no one has really been talking about what Gov. Inslee’s “Book 1” budget looked like. Speaker Jinkins looks at some of the details.
Is it a “spending problem?” This year, budget writers in Olympia are contending with a $12 billion shortfall in the state budget. Speaker Jinkins’...
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