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12th-District Representatives Keith Goehner and Mike Steele held a virtual town meeting to reflect on which bills progressed or died in the House committee Thursday.

“This is a reality based budget. It is not based on wishes, or hopes or dreams,” Inslee said. “It is not based on the theory that somehow you can dream away homelessness, or you can vaporize people that you feel [are] inconvenient, living on the corner, it is based on a reality that this investment is necessary both because we care about our fellow citizens.”

It projects the utility will take in more money than it spends for a net income of almost $103 million.

The City of Wenatchee recently accepted their $142 million 2023 Final Budget during the city council’s special meeting on Thursday.

The city may be looking into purchasing more land for the cemetery in the future.

Costs are rising with new services coming online, but the county still has a budget surplus of more than $780,000.

Washington State Legislative Republicans released their proposed two-year operating budget Tuesday. Auburn Representative Drew Stokesbary says it’s a fiscally responsible, sustainable plan that provides real solutions. "Unlike the governor’s plan, it doesn’t raise taxes on anything or anybody. In fact, it cuts ...

Chelan County Commissioners adopted their preliminary 2021 budget Monday, though a public hearing will take place in December before a final budget is voted on. County Administrator Cathy Mulhall says they need to accept this preliminary budget earlier ...

On the eve of the start of the school year, the Wenatchee School Board adopted their budget unanimously. Executive Director of Business and Finance Janette Bumgarner says the revenue and expenses jumped up about $5 million this year due more levy, state and federal funding, and increased pay ...

The Wenatchee City Council held a special session Thursday in which they received both good and bad news regarding their 2020 budget. Finance Director Brad Posenjak says for the past several years, the city's revenue has been coming in around 104 percent of its expenses, though this year will be expectedly different ...