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Board staff outlines mid‑session bill tracking and $827 million revenue uptick
Summary
Legislative liaison Nova Gavin told the Workforce Board staff is tracking dozens of bills affecting workforce policy, reported a roughly $827 million revenue forecast increase and summarized several workforce bills, including apprenticeships behavioral health training, the CRP changes, and the Mosquito Fleet Act.
At the special meeting, legislative liaison Nova Gavin gave a mid‑session briefing on bills the Workforce Board is tracking and a near‑term budget outlook. "We did receive some good news on Monday. The state's revenue forecast ... identified that the state revenue has increased by approximately 827,000,000," Nova said, noting most of the gain came from real estate excise taxes and that growth for the 2027–29 biennium exceeded $1 billion.
Nova said staff tracked roughly 310 bills at peak and are now monitoring about 27% as the session progresses. She highlighted several bills…
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