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Tag: Government Relations

Senate Committee Days in Olympia

November 20, 2018

Aerial shot of campus, half black and white original and half new.

The EWU government relations team enjoyed productive meetings during Senate Committee Days. Every November and December, prior to the start

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How Well are Washington Students Prepared for the Jobs of the Future?

November 6, 2018

By 2021, 740,000 jobs are expected to open in Washington state. Sounds encouraging, except for the fact that only 40% of Washington’s

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Higher Education Finance in the US

April 20, 2017

Photo: EWU Visitor Center

Today is Day 102 of the 2017 Regular Session. 3 days to go! And…budget negotiations between the two chambers are

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Budget Negotiations Begin

March 31, 2017

Photo: Aerial view of the EWU Cheney campus covered in fresh snow under a blue sky

Today is the 82nd day of the 2017 Regular Session. 23 days to go! Last week, the Senate released their

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Bachelor’s in Computing & Engineering at EWU

March 16, 2017

Aerial shot of downtown Spokane

Today is Day 67 of the 2017 Regular Legislative Session One of EWU’s operating budget priorities this year is investment

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Looking Ahead: Revenue Forecast, Budgets, and Negotiation

March 14, 2017

Photo: Campus Aerial

Today is Day 65 of the 2017 Regular Legislative Session. 40 more days to go! Since our last post, we

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Day 40: Policy Cutoff

February 17, 2017

Picture: Top of Showalter Hall

Today is Day 40 of the 2017 Regular Session–and House of Origin policy cutoff! So, what does policy cutoff mean?

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Trustees Visit & Washington Competes

February 8, 2017

Today is Day 31 of the 2017 Regular Session. Last week, we had Trustees Murphy, Wilson, Tanaka, and Manning in

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President Cullinan Presents Before the State Senate

February 1, 2017

summer aerial photo

Today is Day 24 of the 2017 Regular Session Last week, Dr. Cullinan joined us for two days in Olympia.

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Student Success at EWU

January 24, 2017

Photo: Students sitting at commencement with decorated graduation caps

President Cullinan is in Olympia today meeting with legislators and taking about student success. Below is a guest post from

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