fiscal sustainability – ClarkCountyToday.com https://www.clarkcountytoday.com Your News Source with Integrity Tue, 11 Aug 2026 22:14:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/cropped-Andis-CCT-Icon-NEW-170522-01-1-36x36.jpg fiscal sustainability – ClarkCountyToday.com https://www.clarkcountytoday.com 32 32 New effort underway to understand WA’s budget shortfalls https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/new-effort-underway-to-understand-was-budget-shortfalls/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-effort-underway-to-understand-was-budget-shortfalls https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/new-effort-underway-to-understand-was-budget-shortfalls/#respond Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:40:55 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/uncategorized/new-effort-underway-to-understand-was-budget-shortfalls/ An 18-person bipartisan panel launched Monday to examine why structural deficits keep emerging in Washington's $80.2 billion operating budget.

An 18-person bipartisan panel launched Monday to examine why structural deficits keep emerging in Washington's $80.2 billion operating budget.]]> https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/new-effort-underway-to-understand-was-budget-shortfalls/feed/ 0 Opinion: The Washington State 2025-27 Budget proposal is out and legislators are still spending money the state doesn’t have https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-the-washington-state-2025-27-budget-proposal-is-out-and-legislators-are-still-spending-money-the-state-doesnt-have/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opinion-the-washington-state-2025-27-budget-proposal-is-out-and-legislators-are-still-spending-money-the-state-doesnt-have https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-the-washington-state-2025-27-budget-proposal-is-out-and-legislators-are-still-spending-money-the-state-doesnt-have/#respond Thu, 01 May 2025 18:58:38 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=169641 Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center critiques the 2025-27 state budget as unsustainable, calling for reforms in spending, taxation, and accountability.

Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center critiques the 2025-27 state budget as unsustainable, calling for reforms in spending, taxation, and accountability.]]> https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-the-washington-state-2025-27-budget-proposal-is-out-and-legislators-are-still-spending-money-the-state-doesnt-have/feed/ 0 Facing $10B in budget overspending, Washington considers $1.4B state worker pay hike https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/facing-10b-in-budget-overspending-washington-considers-1-4b-state-worker-pay-hike/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=facing-10b-in-budget-overspending-washington-considers-1-4b-state-worker-pay-hike https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/facing-10b-in-budget-overspending-washington-considers-1-4b-state-worker-pay-hike/#comments Fri, 22 Nov 2024 17:38:51 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=162931 Washington faces a $10B budget shortfall, considering a $4B worker pay hike.

Washington faces a $10B budget shortfall, considering a $4B worker pay hike.]]> https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/facing-10b-in-budget-overspending-washington-considers-1-4b-state-worker-pay-hike/feed/ 3