State lawmakers mull bill to offer more funding to WWU amid critical budget cuts

State lawmakers are considering a bill that would boost funding for Western Washington University amid its critical budget deficit.

HB 2070, which seeks to align state funding for Western with that of other regional schools, had a public hearing in Olympia on Wednesday, Feb. 25.

According to the bill, Western has received the lowest per-student funding in the state for most of the past 30 years.