The Legislature is now moving into a critical phase as budget writers are negotiating the differences between House and Senate budget versions with just 13 days of session remaining. Never have the stakes been higher than in the budget discussions. Legislative leaders are talking now to resolve a $47.4 million difference between the House […]
PULLMAN – The housing market in Washington looked a bit more like national reports during the closing months of 2007, according to statistics prepared by the Washington Center for Real Estate Research at WSU. Homes sold during the quarter at an annual rate of 99,120 units statewide, a level 13.7 percent lower than the previous […]
PUYALLUP — Why would anyone intentionally build a new house with deck posts in contact with soil, improperly installed window flashings, a leaking toilet and attic insulation running right up to ventilation holes? The answer is to provide the first hands-on training facility in the western United States for structural pest inspectors where they can […]
The state House Appropriations Committee released its proposed House operating budget on Tuesday, March 20. The budget provides significant new funding for health care education, agricultural research, math and science education, and bio-products technology. The House budget addresses most of the priorities contained in the WSU budget request. Overall this proposal is similar to the […]
The House Capital Budget Committee released its proposed 2007-2009 biennial budget on Monday, March 19, targeting $180.6 million to Washington State University — a record for the university. The budget closely parallels recommendations made in December by Gov. Chris Gregoire. Both budget proposals would provide funding for WSU to complete the Pullman Life Sciences Building, extend […]
WSU’s top legislative priority, a request for authorization to fund and build a $63 million Biotechnology/Life Sciences Building at its Pullman campus, was excluded from the House Capital Budget Committee’s proposed budget which was released on Tuesday.The House’s operating budget, however, proposes funding for numerous items, including high-demand enrollment, increasing energy costs and development of […]
A group of WSU students enrolled in architecture, construction management, interior design and engineering programs are disassembling their homemade solar home for its trip on flatbed trucks to Washington D.C. Set to depart Friday, Sept. 23, the home will be on display as part of a solar village—part of the national Department of Energy’s Solar […]
House Appropriations Committee chair Helen Sommers released her version of the operating budget on Wednesday, April 6. The House budget is much friendlier to higher education and Washington State University than the Senate budget. The House proposal would provide WSU with $19 million more funding than the Senate. It is also better than the budgets […]
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — Allan Osberg’s grandparents passed away before he was born, but he has always considered their 1914 farmhouse west of Mount Vernon to be part of his family heritage.Today the refurbished historic house is taking on a new role in the agricultural heritage of Skagit County, thanks to Osberg’s generosity and the […]