State revenues, jobs: Going up

Marissa Luck Jul 15, 2025

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h1>State revenues, jobs: Going up </h1>
                <h2><p>Washington state officials today said employers added about 4,000 jobs during May, although the unemployment rate stayed steady at 6.1 percent. That followed a revenue forecast issued Tuesday saying the state will take in $157 million more than expected in the coming fiscal year,, and another $238 million</p></h2>
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               <p>By <a href="/author/marissaluck7-gmail-com/">Marissa Luck</a></p> 
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            <p>Washington state officials today said employers added about 4,000 jobs during May, although the unemployment rate stayed steady at 6.1 percent. That followed a revenue forecast issued Tuesday saying the state will take in $157 million more than expected in the coming fiscal year,, and another $238 million for the 2015-2017 budget. But the expected surge in revenue is not enough to fund a state Supreme Court order (the McCleary decision) that Washington state must supply sufficient funding to public education, <a href="http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20140617/NEWS01/140619281/State-predicts-more-revenue-but-it-might-not-be-enough?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">The Herald reports</a>.With the weight of the McCleary decision and other budget pressures, state agencies are discussing ways on how to cut off 15 percent from their budgets. “This is a drill to give the governor options,” budget director David Schumacher said. “We're not expecting to do 15 percent in each and every agency.” — J.B.<br><br></p>
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Washington state officials today said employers added about 4,000 jobs during May, although the unemployment rate stayed steady at 6.1 percent. That followed a revenue forecast issued Tuesday saying the state will take in $157 million more than expected in the coming fiscal year,, and another $238 million for the 2015-2017 budget. But the expected surge in revenue is not enough to fund a state Supreme Court order (the McCleary decision) that Washington state must supply sufficient funding to public education, The Herald reports.With the weight of the McCleary decision and other budget pressures, state agencies are discussing ways on how to cut off 15 percent from their budgets. “This is a drill to give the governor options,” budget director David Schumacher said. “We're not expecting to do 15 percent in each and every agency.” — J.B.

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By Marissa Luck

Marissa Luck is a Tacoma-based writer and editorial intern at Crosscut. She has previously reported on issues of activism, homelessness, and Olympia city news for Works in Progress and Olympia Power &