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How did we go from Jay boasting about a surplus like a year ago to a huge deficit?
Stuff like this that boosted state spending by billions in March of 2024:
*Gov. Jay Inslee on Friday signed the final operating budget of his tenure,* ***approving an extra $2 billion during the second half of the state’s two-year budget cycle***
*“We have done some great work. Let’s keep doing some great work with this budget,” Inslee said.*
***The $2 billion in new spending is on top of the $69.8 billion operating budget that passed the Legislature last year.*** *The added money approved this session will be spent through June 2025 when the state’s budget resets.*
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2024/03/29/inslee-oks-2-billion-boost-in-state-spending/[1][2]
1: https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2024/03/29/inslee-oks-2-billion-boost-in-state-spending/
2: https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2024/03/29/inslee-oks-2-billion-boost-in-state-spending/
A couple extra billion here and there each year added to the budget adds up pretty fast.
There's nothing here!