— from Governor Inslee’s Communications Office —
The following statement from the Governor and legislative leaders from the House and Senate announces the agreement reached this morning, June 27. The agreement meets the June 30 deadline for an operating budget.
“Early this morning we reached an agreement in principle on a two-year state operating budget.
“This agreement ends the threat of a government shutdown on July 1.
“We met in the governor’s office for several hours last night before reaching the agreement. We will reconvene later this morning to finalize details of the two-year spending plan. More information will be available later today.”
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