Washington State Library Cuts May Be Accelerated

\”Washington Gov. Gary Locke (D), who wants to cut the state library, has found an ally in Senate Republicans, who want to speed up cuts to state government. Senate Ways and Means Committee Chairman Sen. Dino Rossi has proposed cuts in $127 million in state spending before the end of the current two-year budget cycle, by speeding up Locke\’s proposed spending cuts for 2003-05, according to the Olympian. Thus, the State Library would be closed to the public before July 1.\” (from Library Journal)