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  Capital gains tax receipts in Washington state tumble

  Washington state officials report $433 million in payments in April, down from $786 million in 2023. Lawmakers may need to address the decline.

  • Washington State Standard
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  Washington schools chief calls for changes to better fund special education

  Washington’s chief of public schools wants the state to fully fund special education this legislative session.

  • Sami West
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  Navigating the maze that rules Olympia (and your life)

  How familiar are you with the Washington Legislature? The state's governing body adjourned in April with a new budget and hundreds of policy changes. Find out how bills become laws and what happened during the session in this choose-your-own-adventure experience from KUOW.

  • Teo Popescu
  • Jeanie Lindsay
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  What's so special about WA's upcoming special session?

  The 2023 regular legislative session may be over, but lawmakers will be heading back to Olympia soon for a special session.

  • Katie Campbell
  • Angela King
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  WA lawmakers pass key policy deadline, head into final week of session

  Time is winding down to get bills onto the governor's desk, and the clock is ticking on the big issue at hand this year: the passing of the next two-year budget.

  • Angela King
  • Katie Campbell
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  WA lawmakers make final deals on policy, budget proposals

  Just two weeks are left in the 2023 legislative session in Washington state and lawmakers still have a number of lingering issues to sort out before the April 23 budget deadline.

  • Kevin Kniestedt
  • Katie Campbell
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  From education funding to drug use, lawmakers tweak the details in final weeks of session

  Austin Jenkins with Pluribus News and host of "Inside Olympia" on TVW joined KUOW's Paige Browning and Amy Radil to break down the latest as Washington lawmakers enter the home stretch for budget negotiations and their last chance to pass bills.

  • Paige Browning
  • Katie Campbell
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  What's in the WA state Senate Democrats' budget proposal?

  There is just one month left in the 2023 Washington state legislative session and a lot to get done in that time, including the state budget.

  • Jeanie Lindsay
  • Paige Browning
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  Which WA bills survived this week's legislative deadline?

  Which bills are moving forward and which are getting left behind?

  • Angela King
  • Jeanie Lindsay
  • Amy Radil
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  The calm before WA's budget storm: 2023 legislative session so far

  We're just about halfway through the 2023 legislative session. That means budget talks are on the horizon.

  • Angela King
  • Jeanie Lindsay
  • Amy Radil

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