This morning the  House Capital Budget Committee moved the proposed biennial capital budget out of committee and to the House floor. The committee adopted several amendments of which none impact Evergreen.

The capital budget proposes $629.1million in total funds for higher education, including $430.5 million in state bonds.  The four-year public baccalaureate institutions received $167.3 million in state-bonds.  This includes funding for Evergreen’s Communications Building, science lab renovation, and a predesign for the Lecture Hall.