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How would you fix Washington’s $15 billion budget crisis?
Department cuts? Government employee furloughs? New taxes? Cascade PBS helps you break down Olympia’s various proposals for addressing the shortfall.
Laurel Demkovich
Laurel Demkovich is the state politics reporter for Cascade PBS. Previously, she covered state government in Olympia for the Washington State Standard and the Spokesman-Review.
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Laurel Demkovich wants to remind readers — and those in power — that behind every policy is a Washingtonian whose life will be impacted.