OPB News and Announcements
December 17, 2010
Governor’s Budget Mandates 3% Salary Reductions for All State Employees
Yesterday, the Governor released her 2011-13 budget, and an obscure section of it mandated that all state employees’ salaries, regardless of fund source, be reduced by 3 percent in both fiscal years of the coming biennium. For the UW, this means that those employees supported by General Operating Funds, working in the hospitals, supported by…
December 16, 2010
Massive Funding Cuts for Higher Ed in Governor’s 2011-13 (FY12 & FY13) Budget
The Governor released her 2011-13 Operating Budget today and it calls for major cuts across all state agencies. This is just the first budget released to address the next biennium; we will review and analyze many Legislative budget proposals during session, which starts on Monday, January 10. The Governor’s budget addresses the $5.7 billion deficit forecasted for the…
December 15, 2010
Interactive Maps: Endless Possibilities
We are pretty excited by opportunities to view and present large sets of complex data via interactive maps. The New York Times has developed one such map that allows you to explore the recently released US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey results by zip code, city or census tract. Mapping America: Every City, Every Block…
December 13, 2010
Legislature Passes Second Supplemental Budget in Seven Hours on Saturday
The Washington State Legislature quickly passed a second supplemental budget for Fiscal Year 2011 on Saturday, which closed $580 million of the FY11 $1.1 billion deficit. More cutting must be done; we anticipate that this action will occur in a final supplemental budget, which would be adopted in January 2011, likely as the first action of…
December 2, 2010
Seattle PI Highlights UW Initiatives
The Seattle PI drew attention to two major UW Initiatives that were recently highlighted in a message from Provost Mary Lidstrom. Be sure to check out the new websites detailing both of these new efforts: Program Evaluation Initiative Organizational Effectiveness Initiative
November 20, 2010
Additional Near- and Long-Term Cuts Expected as State’s Revenue Forecast Worsens
After the November 18, 2010 release of the state’s November revenue forecast, Vice Provost of Planning and Budgeting Paul Jenny released the following information to UW leadership: As most of you are aware, the November revenue forecast for the state was released yesterday, and it was not good news. The forecast projects a shortfall of…
November 8, 2010
Election Results Exacerbate State Budget Woes
Washington’s General Fund-State account continues to decline in tandem with stagnant job growth and faltering tax collections. Last Tuesday, Washington voters reversed the 2010 Legislature’s tax measure on certain foods and beverages; the tax will sunset on December 1, 2010. Notably, the American Beverage Association contributed $16.7 million in total to the campaign repealing these…
New OPB Brief: WA State Public Pensions
Be sure to check out our latest OPB Brief, Looking Ahead: Washington State Public Pension Costs. This brief is the first in a series intended to provide summary information about major categories of state spending that could impact budgetary outcomes for higher education in future biennia.
October 19, 2010
Fall 2010 Submissions to the Office of Financial Management (OFM)
UW administration recently submitted four budget exercises to not only close out the current biennium (2009-11), but also to plan for the coming biennium (2011-13). Each submission was required by OFM. Information to make final adjustments to the current, 2009-11 biennium: Before the Legislature starts the process of creating an operating budget for the next…
October 4, 2010
OPB Web Spotlight
Be sure to regularly check the Spotlight section on the OPB homepage where we post links to important documents and work products that have been posted to our website. Currently you will find links relating to recent budget cuts, and the altered time-line for implementing an activity-based budgeting (ABB) approach at the UW, among other…
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