Inslee signs new bills on catalytic converters, hazing and more
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee is expected Thursday to sign supplements to the state’s operating and capital budgets that will pour billions of additional dollars into education, health care, transportation and housing.
Lawmakers approved a two-year, $59.1 billion operating budget last April. The supplemental plan in front of Inslee adds roughly $6.2 billion in new spending in the budget cycle that runs through June 30, 2023.
Among the big adds are a $2 billion transfer to a multi-year transportation package, $650 million to the capital budget, $350 million to shore up the paid family leave program and $232 million for raises and one-time retention payments for state workers.
There are specific provisions of $341,000 for two more Snohomish County Superior Court judges and $5.6 million to Snohomish County to assist refugees from Afghanistan.
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