Update from Olympia: Budget Progress Print E-mail

news_for_web"Partial down payment" OK'd by House panel.



A House panel gave clearance for a budget fix today in Olympia, a step toward solving our state's budget crisis.

Republican Representative Gary Alexander of Olympia said the budget fix was a disappointing "partial down payment," though he and all but one member of the panel voted to approve the $480 million change to the state's budget.

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Meanwhile, Democrat Senator Jim Kastama from the 25th District released a video that lays out the state's budget problem:

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