Staff shows roughly $1 billion four‑year budget impact from growth‑factor update
Sep 11, 2026
Sep 11, 2026
Outlook staff presented two update options for growth factors; both produce roughly a $1 billion four‑year impact on the maintenance‑level outlook, with distributional differences across DSHS, low‑income health care, DCYF and corrections.
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Outlook technical staff presented the mechanics and projected outcomes of two approaches to updating growth factors for the 2026 review, showing the two options produce similar total dollar impacts but different category‑level results.
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