EWU trustees approve 2016 operating budget

Students to see 20 percent reduction in fees over the next two years

After an initial viewing in May, and passing an interim budget for the 2015-16 academic year in mid-June, the Eastern Washington University board of trustees approved a final spending package Friday, July 17.

Meeting both in person and over the telephone in the trustees boardroom in Showalter Hall, the operational budget of $271.5 million for fiscal year 2016, which began July 1, was unanimously approved. The board also voted to accept a 2015-17 capital budget totaling $84.9 million.

The board was unable to approve a final budget earlier due to the Washington Legislature going into three speci...

 

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