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Seattle City Council’s budget package raises 2027 budget deficit to over $100M
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell’s proposed budget projected a $76 million budget ... layoffs until June 2025 Councilmembers will ...
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$42M surplus one year, $47M shortfall the next — Seattle’s jumpy JumpStart payroll tax causing budget headaches
Facing inflation and rising wages as they sorted out 2025 spending plans in the face of a possible $260 million budget deficit, Seattle leaders avoided more serious cutbacks by leaning heavily on ...
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Seattle streetcar faces uncertain future as council members seek to end current, new lines
Transportation Chair Rob Saka is introducing a budget amendment on Tuesday that would ... funds to expand bus service. In addition, Seattle City Councilmember Bob Kettle, who represents downtown ...
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Youngkin revives sanctuary city ban, gaming commission, school vouchers in budget amendments
Glenn Youngkin announced that he prepared 205 budget line amendments and eight item vetoes to the General Assembly’s proposed budget amendments. Youngkin stressed that despite potential cuts at ...
Virginia lawmakers buck Youngkin budget amendments in one-day session
The one-day session in Richmond comes after Youngkin vetoed 158 bills that blocked Democrats’ attempts to reintroduce legislation nearly identical to what they proposed unsuccessfully last year. He ...
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Governor amends Virginia's budget bill to increase rainy-day reserves over changes in Washington
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin said on Monday that he hoped to bolster Virginia’s rainy-day fund by $300 million in light of economic uncertainty surrounding the White House’s ...