The governor’s spending proposal – his last after three terms as governor – comes just before lawmakers in the Democratic-controlled Washington Legislature return in early January for a two-month legislative session that also kicks off a high-stakes 2024 election year.
“We need more housing encampments removed and people getting housing, we need more young people getting mental health treatment, we need more fentanyl recovery systems to get people off of drugs,” Inslee said in a news conference to announce the budget.
“We need more officers on the street, and this is providing all of those things,” he added.
Inslee’s plan – which includes no new tax proposals – would pay
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