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Governor signs operating budget, touts protections while acknowledging $1B in cuts
Summary
The Presenter signed the operating budget (Senate Bill 5998), citing a multi-billion-dollar shortfall, the recently enacted "millionaire's tax" (with revenue delayed until 2029), and targeted investments including Cascade Care and Planned Parenthood funding amid agency reductions.
The Presenter signed Senate Bill 5998, the state's operating budget, and framed it as a package that preserves core services while confronting a major shortfall. The Presenter noted a prior $16,000,000,000 shortfall and said the state had returned to face another shortfall, adding that revenue from a newly passed "millionaire's tax" will not be realized until 2029.
Context and trade-offs: the Presenter said the budget "allows us to continue meeting Washingtonians'…
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