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| 23 Feb 2024 | |
| Advocacy |
The 2024 House, Senate, and Governor’s proposed supplemental budgets have now all been released. Overall, county programs fared well, with increases in some areas and reductions in others. Below, you'll find a high-level breakdown of each proposed budget for shared state revenues:
Governor's Proposed Budget:
Senate Proposed Budget:
House Proposed Budget:
The WSAC policy team has put together a Budget Comparison Document that includes an in-depth comparison of the budget proposals impacting each of the following issue areas: shared state revenues, public health, opioid settlement, transportation, land use & water, public safety, human services, and general government.
On Friday afternoon, the WSAC policy team hosted a meeting to update and answer questions from members on the proposed budgets. You can watch the recording of this meeting below. Feel free to contact WSAC with any further questions.
February 23, 2024 Legislative Update Meeting:
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