What can we learn from the recently released Republican budgets?

The House and Senate Republicans in Washington both released budgets over the past week- budgets that show the broad strokes of the minority party’s focus during the session. The budgets outline a plan that relies on no new tax increases to fill the current state deficit- a starkly different vision from state Democrats whose various bill proposals equate to a nearly $8B revenue increase for Washington.  The chasm between the visions of the two parties is large, and the coming days of session will show how well the parties will work together to craft a budget solution that reflects their priorities. For more information on the budget released last week by Senate Republicans, check out the Friday, Feb. 12th Legislative Report.

 For a complete picture of Republican priorities outlined by their proposals, KNKX Reporter Austin Jenkins has this review: https://www.nwnewsnetwork.org/post/how-would-republicans-budget-if-they-controlled-olympia-pair-spending-blueprints-offer-clues