On Thursday, September 16, the Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council (ERFC) released its of State General Fund Revenues. The forecast reduced expected revenue for the upcoming 2011-13 biennium to $30.3 billion, $1.4 billion less than the previous forecast released in June. A deficit of this magnitude is expected to necessitate another round of budget cuts for state agencies, including the 91±¬ÁÏ, in the upcoming legislative session set to commence in January.
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