Last spring, Gov. Jay Inslee and the Legislature approved two-year state budgets that fund major reforms and expansions in behavioral health, education, affordable housing, orca recovery and climate action. Gov. Inslee is now proposing modest adjustments to those spending plans while calling for new investments in several strategic initiatives, including bold actions to address the state’s homelessness crisis, add early learning opportunities and strengthen the state’s efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace.
