Pause
An Asian older female-presenting person talks on a cellphone while surrounded by packages package box at warehouse, merchant seller checking customer address order confirming parcel delivery
Supplier diversity at OFM
How small and diverse businesses can work with us
Learn moreLearn more about Supplier diversity at OFM
Aerial photo of wildfire smoke laying over the Cascades
The health costs of wildfire smoke
New research shows increased medical claims
Learn moreLearn more about The health costs of wildfire smoke
1
2

Top story

State revenue projection for 2023–25 increased by $191 million; 2025–27 up by $579 million

OLYMPIA – Washington’s projected Near General Fund revenue collections for the 2023–25 state budget have increased by $191 million to around $66.9 billion — about a 0.3% increase from the September 2023 projection, according to estimates released today by the Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council.

This forecast also estimates the Near General Fund revenue for the following biennium (2025–27) at around $71.5 billion,...

Read more

OFM on Twitter

One Washington logo

One Washington is a comprehensive business transformation program to modernize and improve aging administrative systems and related business processes that are common across state government.

learn more

Building a Modern Work Environment landing page

Washington’s workplace strategy initiative is an effort to help state agencies experiment with and adopt innovative ways to support its business by modernizing the physical environment, improving workplace flexibility and enabling a more mobile workforce.

learn more

Inslee releases supplemental budget proposal including full funding of basic education by 2018 school year

Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday released his 2018 supplemental budget, which adds nearly $1 billion to fully fund basic education in time for the 2018 school year and makes modest new investments for emerging and urgent needs such as tools to combat the opioid crisis, emergency preparedness, protection for endangered orcas and mental health.

State revenue forecast for 2017–19 budget inches upward

OLYMPIA – Washington’s projected Near General Fund revenue collections for the 2017–19 state budget have increased by nearly $319 million, according to estimates released today by the Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council. The increased revenue estimate is a 0.7 percent increase over the previous forecast.

“The U.S. and Washington economies continue to perform largely as expected in our September forecast,” said Steve Lerch, forecast council executive director. “As a result, we have made relatively small adjustments in our forecast update.”

State revenue forecast for 2017-19 budget grows by $288 million

OLYMPIA – Washington’s projected Near General Fund revenue collections for the 2017–19 state budget have increased by about $288 million, according to estimates released today by the Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council.

“The national economic trends we’ve identified in recent forecasts are holding relatively steady, while the state economy is slightly stronger than expected in June” said Steve Lerch, forecast council executive director. “This quarter’s update reflects these modest changes.”

Pages