OLYMPIA, Wash. – The state’s economy is still reeling from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Washington is facing a reduction in projected state revenues of about $8.8 billion over the next three years.
The new numbers released June 18th are higher than the $7 billion predicted at the end of April.
Governor Jay Inslee is expected to call lawmakers into a special session sometime this summer.
Inslee said starting no later than June 28, more than 40,000 state employees will be required to take one furlough day per week through July 25.