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State budget and session outcomes: Lakewood secures Edgewater Park funds; Western State Hospital program funded but statutory change stalled
Summary
Lakewood, Wash. — The Lakewood City Council received a state legislative briefing on June 16 that highlighted the 2025 operating, capital and transportation budgets and outcomes affecting Lakewood projects and programs.
Lakewood, Wash. — The Lakewood City Council received an update from the city’s Olympia lobbyist on June 16 summarizing outcomes of the 2025 Washington legislative session that matter to Lakewood, including budgets, transportation revenue changes and local capital grants.
Shelley Helder, the city’s state lobbyist, told the council the 2025 legislative session produced a $77.8 billion operating budget, a $7.5 billion capital budget and a $15.5 billion transportation budget. Lawmakers faced a multiyear revenue shortfall and adopted a mix of spending reductions, project‑timing adjustments and new revenues. On transportation, the…
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