Washington Budget Deficit Grows By $300 Million - NBC Right Now/KNDO/KNDU Tri-Cities, Yakima, WA |

OLYMPIA, Wash. - New numbers show the state's projected budget deficit has grown by $300M

The new numbers show the recent hit is mostly due to Medicaid services being more heavily used than forecasters projected.

This means lawmakers are facing a $1.3B budget shortfall, not counting additional money needed to increase funding to basic education.