Bob Ferguson: “the shortfall will be significant”

I spoke in pretty clear fashion about how dire the situation is.

Just in a matter of hours, their lives changed in deeply dramatic and fundamental ways. And so it's difficult to find words when folks have experienced a loss like that.

This is a thing we can do that essentially costs no money that can really improve student learning and achievement all across our state.

my goals for drafting the state’s next budget are to preserve core services, protect our state’s most vulnerable, don’t raise taxes, and address the structural challenges in our budget to achieve long-term financial stability.