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Council hears GreenWheel briefing: state budget deficit, Gateway Authority sunset and work‑zone camera bill to watch
Summary
Consultants Jonathan Carpenter and Leslie briefed the council on the upcoming state legislative session, highlighting a large budget deficit, the reintroduction of a Gateway Authority bill to remove a 2028 sunset, and a WSSC work‑zone camera citation bill; council discussed priorities and coordinating testimony.
Consultants from GreenWheel told Mount Rainier elected officials on Dec. 4 that the 2025 state legislative session will be dominated by budget decisions and that the city should prioritize and coordinate advocacy.
Jonathan Carpenter opened the presentation, calling the budget "the theme for this session" and citing an estimated $2.7 billion state deficit. "For the first time in probably 20 years, we're looking at a budget that is 2,700,000,000.0 estimate," he said, and named education funding and federal contracting…
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