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YEAR IN REVIEW 2011
SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, 2012
PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
WASHINGTONSTATE Top news is bad news in 2011 for a state budget that keeps getting redder from lack of revenues linked to the Great Recession. s the effects of the Great Recession continue to be felt across Washington, it’s not surprising that several of the top 10 state news stories of the past year can be traced to the worst economic downturn in 80 years. From billion-dollar deficits, to soaring tuition costs, to angry street protests, the financial crisis played out on front pages
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in many different ways. The resolution of highprofile court cases that captured the world’s attention, as well as Washington’s, and new hope for long-suffering Washington State University Cougar football fans were also among the stories that made the cut. What follows are the top 10 Associated Press news stories for 2011, as voted on by editors in the
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nomic forecasts left the Legislature staring at big deficits throughout the year. Lawmakers passed a $32 billion, two-year operating budget that closed a $5 billion shortfall. They made $4.6 billion in cuts and transferred about $500 million from other accounts to balance the books. Health care, kindergarTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS ten-through-12th grade Sens. Ed Murray, D-Seattle, and Joe Zarelli, education and public safety were among the areas that R-Ridgefield, announce the Senate’s proposed budget last April 12. It was reconciled with a took a hit.