deficit – ClarkCountyToday.com https://www.clarkcountytoday.com Your News Source with Integrity Thu, 02 Apr 2026 01:45:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/cropped-Andis-CCT-Icon-NEW-170522-01-1-36x36.jpg deficit – ClarkCountyToday.com https://www.clarkcountytoday.com 32 32 With more state financial stress on horizon, Ferguson signs WA budget https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/with-more-state-financial-stress-on-horizon-ferguson-signs-wa-budget/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=with-more-state-financial-stress-on-horizon-ferguson-signs-wa-budget https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/with-more-state-financial-stress-on-horizon-ferguson-signs-wa-budget/#respond Thu, 02 Apr 2026 01:41:06 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=183585 Washington’s latest $79.4 billion state budget taps rainy day funds, reduces child care provider payments, and defers big tax collections, setting up a deficit in 2028.

Washington’s latest $79.4 billion state budget taps rainy day funds, reduces child care provider payments, and defers big tax collections, setting up a deficit in 2028. ]]> https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/with-more-state-financial-stress-on-horizon-ferguson-signs-wa-budget/feed/ 0 Opinion: The legislature has committed $2.4 billion to recurring pension increases since 2018 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-the-legislature-has-committed-2-4-billion-to-recurring-pension-increases-since-2018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opinion-the-legislature-has-committed-2-4-billion-to-recurring-pension-increases-since-2018 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-the-legislature-has-committed-2-4-billion-to-recurring-pension-increases-since-2018/#respond Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:18:51 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=183339 Six legislative COLAs have raised public employer costs by $2.38 billion since 2018, driving up unfunded pension liabilities and increasing burdens on county and city budgets.

Six legislative COLAs have raised public employer costs by $2.38 billion since 2018, driving up unfunded pension liabilities and increasing burdens on county and city budgets. ]]> https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-the-legislature-has-committed-2-4-billion-to-recurring-pension-increases-since-2018/feed/ 0 ‘All bad news’: WA tax receipts expected to slide further https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/all-bad-news-wa-tax-receipts-expected-to-slide-further/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=all-bad-news-wa-tax-receipts-expected-to-slide-further https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/all-bad-news-wa-tax-receipts-expected-to-slide-further/#comments Wed, 24 Sep 2025 21:25:46 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=176096 Washington’s projected tax collections are down more than $500 million, raising concerns about cuts to state services and possible tax increases in the next legislative session.

Washington’s projected tax collections are down more than $500 million, raising concerns about cuts to state services and possible tax increases in the next legislative session. ]]> https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/all-bad-news-wa-tax-receipts-expected-to-slide-further/feed/ 1 Letter: ‘Call the city of Vancouver and try to get an answer as to when the next annexation agenda will be’ https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/letter-call-the-city-of-vancouver-and-try-to-get-an-answer-as-to-when-the-next-annexation-agenda-will-be/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=letter-call-the-city-of-vancouver-and-try-to-get-an-answer-as-to-when-the-next-annexation-agenda-will-be https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/letter-call-the-city-of-vancouver-and-try-to-get-an-answer-as-to-when-the-next-annexation-agenda-will-be/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2025 23:23:04 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=175888 Kimberlee Goheen Elbon urges residents to demand answers about Vancouver’s annexation plan, highlighting its link to a $42 million deficit and potential impact on Hazel Dell, Salmon Creek, and Minnehaha.

Kimberlee Goheen Elbon urges residents to demand answers about Vancouver’s annexation plan, highlighting its link to a $42 million deficit and potential impact on Hazel Dell, Salmon Creek, and Minnehaha.]]> https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/letter-call-the-city-of-vancouver-and-try-to-get-an-answer-as-to-when-the-next-annexation-agenda-will-be/feed/ 2 Opinion: MAX costs and reduced service at TriMet https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-max-costs-and-reduced-service-at-trimet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opinion-max-costs-and-reduced-service-at-trimet https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-max-costs-and-reduced-service-at-trimet/#respond Tue, 27 May 2025 18:12:44 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=170676 A new opinion column from Rep. John Ley examines rising TriMet costs, declining ridership, proposed tax hikes, and the impact on Clark County’s transit future.

A new opinion column from Rep. John Ley examines rising TriMet costs, declining ridership, proposed tax hikes, and the impact on Clark County’s transit future.]]> https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-max-costs-and-reduced-service-at-trimet/feed/ 0