It’s confusing, it’s convoluted, and it’s your taxpayer dollars. It’s budget season in Olympia.
Over the next few months, legislators will go over the state’s finances. They’ll see how much money they expect to come in and how much they can plan to spend through June 30, 2027. It’s an every-other-year process that occurs during a 105-day legislative session.
The process kicks off this week with Gov. Jay Inslee rolling out his budget proposal, which lawmakers will use to start their conversations over state spending…