OLYMPIA--House and Senate Democratic budget leaders released the final compromise proposal for the 2025-27 capital budget, Senate Bill 5195. The $7.5 billion budget funds construction and infrastructure projects across Washington and makes major investments in affordable housing, public school construction, and protection of the state’s fish, water, and natural resources. Budget details are available on fiscal.wa.gov. “This is a budget that responds to the needs of communities across Washington,” said Sen. Yasmin Trudeau, vice chair of the Senate Ways & Means Committee for the capital budget. “We hear about the lack of housing affordability, crumbling school buildings in rural and low-income districts, environmental risks related to climate change, and the anxieties about the impacts of tariffs. This budget is built to responsibly address ...