OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Washington lawmakers, who are in the midst of an overtime legislative session, have agreed to move up the state revenue forecast to next week.
The Economic and Revenue Forecast Council voted unanimously Thursday to release the latest numbers on Monday afternoon instead of the previously scheduled mid-June release. The move comes as lawmakers continue to struggle on negotiations over a state operating budget and a court mandate to put more money into the state’s basic education system.
The Legislature adjourned its scheduled 105-day regular session two days early without a budget deal, and lawmakers are now almost halfway through a 30-day special session that is set to end May 28. If they can’t reach a deal by then, Gov. Jay Inslee will likely call them back.
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