With just two weeks left before adjournment on March 12, budget negotiations are taking center stage. Washington operates on three primary budgets — the operating, transportation, and capital budgets. The first two tend to grab the headlines, but today I want to focus on the one that quietly makes long-term investments in our communities: the capital budget.
I’ll break down the operating and transportation budgets in future updates. For now, let’s talk bricks and mortar.