biennium
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
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Etymology
Origin of biennium
1895–1900; < Latin, equivalent to bi- bi- 1 + -enn- (combining form of annus year) + -ium -ium
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In the past 10 years, Washington state’s spending on K-12 schools doubled, from $15 billion in the 2013-2015 state budget to more than $30 billion in the current biennium.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 29, 2023
Allowance auctions could raise an additional $1 billion or more over the biennium.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
Hernandez said the letter ignores that lawmakers have set aside funds to air condition Texas prisons, including $85 million allocated for the upcoming biennium.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2023
It is expected to reduce state revenues by $340,000 in the 2025-2027 biennium, and $9.3 million from 2027-2029.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2023
Also, he estimates what the State revenues during the next biennium will be and prunes the budget to come within the total of expected revenues.
From The Progressive Democracy of James M. Cox by Morris, Charles E.
It is imperative that lawmakers’ next budget, as well as those in future biennia, transparently and adequately address the true costs of providing a high-quality education for every child in Washington.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2024
These changes could be done incrementally over the next three biennia so that full-time faculty overtime is eliminated statewide by 2025.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2019
Oregon just got out of one budgetary crisis and is looking at additional crises for the next few biennia, as spending, driven by pension and health care costs, far outpaces the state’s record revenue growth.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 20, 2018
Health care and pension contributions are only slated to soar in future biennia.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 5, 2017
This included proposing that two prison - Shutter Creek Correctional Institution in North Bend and Warner Creek Correctional Facility in Lakeview - close over the next two bienniums.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 7, 2020
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