History Suggests How WA Gubernatorial Candidates Will Balance Budget SEATTLE, WA (KPLU) - Washington State faces a shortfall of nearly three-billion-dollars in the next two year budget cycle. In the race for Washington governor, both candidates refuse to say how they will close that deficit if elected. But Dino Rossi and Chris Gregoire have faced budget shortfalls before. Now, their budget-balancing records have become a key issue in this year's campaign. KPLU's Austin Jenkins reports. © Copyright 2009, KPLU