Washington lawmakers open 60-day session facing $2.3B budget shortfall

Name: Washington lawmakers open 60-day session facing $2.3B budget shortfall
Uploaded: 2026-01-13T00:44:59Z
Description: Washington lawmakers returned to Olympia to begin the 2026 legislative session with budget concerns front and center, as leaders grapple with a projected $2.3 billion shortfall in the state’s $79 billion supplemental budget.

Washington lawmakers returned to Olympia to begin the 2026 legislative session with budget concerns front and center, as leaders grapple with a projected $2.3 billion shortfall in the state’s $79 billion supplemental budget.

Posted January 12, 2026 4:44pm PST