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Snohomish County lobbying team briefs council on 2025 state bills, budget pressures
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County lobbying staff updated the Snohomish County Council on priority bills and budget risks for behavioral health, transportation, public safety and several county-favored projects; lawmakers’ work is focused on the budget with roughly 60 days left in the session, staff said.
Snohomish County lobbying staff gave the County Council a detailed briefing Feb. 26 on state-level legislation and the budget outlook for 2025, emphasizing behavioral health funding and several bills the county is tracking.
Erin Jajic, one of the county’s behavioral health lobbyists, told the council that “this year in the behavioral health space, it's gonna be about the budget in the end,” and that the county is urging legislators to avoid reductions to behavioral health programs because the local system is already “struggling and strapped.” Jajic said the county welcomed the relatively small reductions in a governor-released budget book but is monitoring forthcoming proposals from Gov. Jay Inslee and Gov. Jay Inslee's successor discussions; she also described local work to secure crisis funding for facilities that…
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