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Local News - Local - December 06, 2012
Spokane groups seek funding, relief in upcoming state legislative session
Transportation, education requests here top $1 billion

By Mike McLean
Of the Journal of Business

The Washington Legislature will face big challenges in the 2013 session, including a court order to increase public school funding, new national health care mandates, putting together a transportation package, and recovering from revenue shortfalls, says Rich Hadley, president and CEO of Greater Spokane Incorporated.

Meantime, entities here are preparing to submit their funding priorities, which total more than $1 billion, although most of that would be for multiyear transportation...


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