The cuts come as the state grapples with a multi-billion-dollar budget deficit.
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state’s largest agency will eliminate over 700 positions as numerous departments enact budget cuts in the coming weeks.
The Department of Health and Human Services (DSHS) confirmed it is cutting 731 positions across the state. A spokesperson said 430 of those positions are vacant and simply being eliminated, while 300 employees will be laid off.
The cuts come after Gov. Bob Ferguson signed into law the new 2025-27 state operating budget earlier this year. Ferguson said legislators faced a difficult challenge because the state is facing a $16
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