News from March 7, 2010:

Senate Revenue Package:
The Senate passed their revenue bill on Sunday afternoon. The bill has a number of components, Click Here for the bill summary.

News from March 1, 2010:

House Revenue Package Released:  Click Here

News from February 25, 2010:

WSAC has produced a 2010 Supplemental Budget Proposal Comparison document.  The document compares the Governor, House and Senate budget proposals in a highlights format.

To access WSAC's comparison:  Click Here

News from February 23, 2010:

House & Senate Supplemental Budgets were released today.  To access them online:  Click Here

WSAC policy staff are currently reviewing these documents and will provide a "budget highlights" document in the next several days.

News from February 2, 2010:

Presidents 2011 Budget Impact on Counties:
A preliminary NACo analysis of the President’s 2011 budget on programs that county governments rely on for service delivery shows that most have been spared from major budgetary reductions.  Click Here for Analysis

News from January 28, 2010:

WSAC Members Interviewed on TVW show "The Impact" about county budgets and legislative requests View Show

News from January 21, 2010:

Kittitas County has developed a model ordinance for Small Wind Energy Systems.  For counties trying to get ahead of small scale wind turbines please check out this ordinance by Clicking Here.

News from January 12, 2010:

Governor Gregoire delivered her annual “State of the State” address today.  She made calls for bipartisan leadership to create jobs, reform government and increase public safety.  Read More...

Governor's Revised 2010 Budget Proposal and Summary Letter