legislature
March 5, 2022
50 years of equal rights
In 1972, Washington became one of the earlier states to ratify a gender equity amendment.
December 4, 2021
All in alignment
The impact of the University of Washington was never more clearly on display than when the Legislature turned to it to tackle the state’s mental health crisis.
March 1, 2019
Gaveling man
House Speaker Frank Chopp has spent his life helping underserved members of the Evergreen State.
December 1, 2018
President's letter
Public education requires public support—help us sound the alarm.
June 15, 2017
A champion for higher ed
Rep. Helen Sommers protected funding and expanded opportunities.
June 7, 2017
A youthful voice
At 26, State Rep. Melanie Stambaugh is the youngest member of the Washington Legislature.
March 1, 2011
Husky pride
One of the most disappointing aspects of the terrible state budget cuts isn’t just that the University of Washington will take a big hit. It’s how easily the state Legislature aimed its budget-cutting ax at the University.
June 1, 2009
Feeling the heat
A study commissioned by the state Legislature is the most comprehensive look yet at how climate change is likely to affect the state.
Bitter budget
For the first time in its history, the UW will be getting more money from tuition than from the state of Washington.
March 1, 2009
UW feels the crunch
Gov. Chris Gregoire, '69, '71, warned that her 2009-11 state budget would contain "something ... for everybody not to like," and the University of Washington proved to be no exception.
June 1, 2008
Projects delayed
The Washington Legislature postponed decisions on two major UW projects at the close of its 2008 session, but it did enhance the UW’s operating and capital budgets, adding modest amounts to each.
March 1, 2008
UW looking north
As the Washington State Legislature works its way toward a March 12 adjournment, the UW is waiting for decisions on two major issues: the fate of public financing for Husky Stadium and the location of a new UW North Sound campus.
Progress on stadium
State lawmakers are considering a plan to help finance the renovation of Husky Stadium by tapping funds currently used to pay for professional stadiums in King County. A decision is expected before they adjourn March 12.
June 1, 2007
Closing the gap
In what could be a turning point in the recent history of state support for higher education, the Legislature passed an operating budget on April 22 that gives the UW its biggest financial boost in nearly two decades.
March 1, 2007
Budget boost
March is a crucial month in Olympia, as the Legislature looks at a new revenue forecast on the 15th and then the House of Representatives releases its two-year budget plan about a week later.
December 1, 2006
Minding the gap
There’s a huge difference between state funding for the UW and what our competition is getting, says President Mark Emmert, but he has a plan to help the Huskies keep up with the pack.
June 1, 2006
State invests in UW
State lawmakers approved an additional $18.1 million in new funding for the University of Washington.
March 1, 2006
Waiting on budget help
Even though the state government is sitting on a $1.5 billion surplus as it nears the end of the 2006 legislative session, alumni should not expect significant new dollars for higher education this year.
June 1, 2005
State support grows
For the first time in the new century, the University of Washington is in better shape coming out of a legislative budget session than it was going in.
March 1, 2005
Growing pains
The state needs 33,000 more spaces for college students by 2009. To help solve the problem, the UW must transform its campuses in Tacoma and Bothell.