Inslee Cuts $445 Million from the Budget in Anticipation of Massive Revenue Shortfalls
On Friday Gov. Inslee vetoed over 147 new spending allocations approved by the Washington State Legislature last session, cutting a total of $445 million from the budget over the next three years.
Let's go through some big ones and the ones that caught my eye real quick:
• $116 million more for more guidance counselors, which the Gov. acknowledges will suck for kids when they get back to school
• $50 million more for the Climate Resiliency Account
• $50 million to increase primary care client service rates
• $35 million for paraeducator training
• $22 million more for early childhood education
• ~10.7 million to increase client service rates for Behavioral Health Services
• $2 million for a "common application" to make it easier for people to apply for college
• $2 million for "extracurricular activities for foster youth"
• $1 million for Home Care Agencies, which "provide non-medical services to ill, disabled, or vulnerable people with functional limitations"
The list goes on.
Office of Financial Management director David Schumacher said no cuts in current spending were made to "public health, hospitals, child care," though of course investments that touch those areas were slashed.
Read more: https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2020/04/03/43328756/inslee-cuts-445-million-from-the-budget-in-anticipation-of-massive-revenue-shortfalls
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