OLYMPIA, Washington—More than 3,000 people, including unionists, members of education and health-care organizations, and students, demonstrated on the steps of the state capitol here February 15 to protest state budget cuts. Students from the University of Washington carried a banner announcing a strike against tuition hikes on March 4. Delegations in the crowd included government and state-paid workers, as well as teachers and students from schools facing closure.

—CECELIA MORIARITY