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State and Provincial Budgets

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2012

    Gov. Gregoire Strives for Budget Compromise

    Attempting to find middle ground in what's perhaps understated as a contentious situation - closing a near half-billion dollar budget shortfall for the two-year state budget cycle ending June 2013 - Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire reached for a compromise Thursday. The Associated Press reports Gregoi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2011

    Comment of the Day: 'Please Tax My Income!'

    ​Happy Friday, everyone! Today's Comment of the Day winner found an old post and spruced it up with a new, Warren Buffett-style idea.

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2011

    Amazon Closes Affiliates in Illinois Over Tax Law, But Is Running Out of Places to Hide

    ​Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn had barely finishing curving the last "n" of his signature on new online retailer tax legislation before Amazon sent out a message to all of its Prairie State that they would no longer be getting paid. That makes four states that have passed laws requiring individual A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2010

    Billion Dollar Shortfall Prompts Gregoire's Call For Special Session

    ​It turns out that Washington state will be another billion dollars in the red if action isn't taken fast. Governor Christine Gregoire is ordering Olympia lawmakers to schedule a one day special session this Thursday to come up with ways to shore up the budget. This particular shortfall is bla ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2010

    State Tallies Loss - or Gain - from Initiatives

    ​The state has released its findings on the fiscal impacts of six initiatives and a referendum facing voters this fall, and, in short, some measures could cost taxpayers more than a half-billion dollars in lost revenue while others - such as the income tax initiative - could offset losses with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2010

    Booze Seller Numbers Grew While Economy Didn't

    Coming to a corner near you​ A funny thing happened while Washington slid into a recession, unemployment skyrocketed and and state tax revenue plunged: More businesses applied for or renewed liquor licenses in the first six months of this year than in the years prior to the recession. Whi ... More >>

  • News

    July 28, 2010

    Battle of the Booze

    Competing privatization initiatives offer more questions than answers.

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2010

    State Supreme Court to Home Health Care Workers: Why Should You Get a Raise If Nobody Else Is Getting One?

    Happier days: The SEIU endorses Gregoire before clashing with the union over raises.​The state Supreme Court today essentially told 25,000 home health care workers to suck it up. In a 5-4 decision, the court rejected a plea by the workers union, SEIU Healthcare 775NW, to make the governor pa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2009

    Attention Holiday Shoppers: Liquor Stores Now Open in Area Malls, Christmas Officially Comes Early

    A Merry Christmas to all, and to all a (hic) goodnight​Pols in the state of Washington certainly talk a good game about being progressive, but never have their bona fides been so unimpeachable as now. Faced with a looming $9 billion budget shortfall through 2011, state officials looked to th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2009

    Governor Gregoire, State Treasurer Play Whack-A-Mole on I-1033

    ​While every day should be Talk Smack About I-1033 Day, it seems like Washington's leaders may have held a secret meeting to decide that today, October 8th, was the best time to denounce Tim Eyman's budget-freezing initiative. State Treasurer James McIntire had the first turn with the whackin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2009

    Unions Launch Campaign Against Ross Hunter

    www.baddealhunter.com​Five unions, including the Washington Education Association, have joined forces to create the Working Families Coalition, which today launched a one-page Web site attacking Ross Hunter for his votes opposite the unions on three bills in Olympia this year--including the st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2009

    Why Does State Sen. Steve Hobbs Hate Art?

    Jeez, talk about perfect timing. Just as we wrote about all the public art in Seattle, with Brian Tolle's Stronghold prominently mentioned, Lake Stevens State Sen. Steve Hobbs (D) is now demanding that no state money go to out-of-state artists. As The Seattle Times reports, Hobbs first tried to kill ... More >>

  • News

    February 27, 2008

    Flexcar Bill Out of Gas

    Tax exemption dead in Olympia, prices likely to go up.

  • News

    June 29, 2005

    One Billion per Mile

    The latest cost estimate for the proposed 14-mile monorail is $14 billion.

  • News

    March 23, 2005

    The City, State Politics, Baseball

    The latest cost estimate for the proposed 14-mile monorail is $14 billion.

  • News

    March 2, 2005

    The Kids and City Hall

    The latest cost estimate for the proposed 14-mile monorail is $14 billion.

  • News

    September 15, 2004

    Primary Election Results

    Links to official sites for the Sept. 14 vote.

  • News

    December 24, 2003

    Boeing Wins

    The state's $3.2 billion offer 'preserves' 800 dream jobs assembling the Dreamliner.

  • News

    October 1, 2003

    Track Record

    The state treasurer fired a man who pledges to bring financial accountability to the Seattle monorail board. Should you care?

  • News

    January 15, 2003

    Angry Dems in a Locke Box

    Only conservatives love the governor's no-new-taxes budget, which puts fellow party members in a real bind.

  • News

    January 3, 2001

    Let the games begin!

    Seattle Weekly's Guide to the Rules of the 2001 State Legislature.

  • News

    November 1, 2000

    Death Race 2000

    Our unflinching guide to the awesome horror of the electoral process.

  • News

    November 1, 2000

    Teacher trouble

    Education backers fire up the initiative machine.

  • News

    February 2, 2000

    Transportation Locke-up

    Is Gov. Gary Locke scared to address our transportation crisis?

  • News

    January 5, 2000

    The Eyman Show!

    Olympia faces a cash-strapped session.

  • News

    August 4, 1999

    Tax-free football

    You thought Seahawks fans were paying for the new stadium? Not anymore.

  • News

    June 2, 1999

    Emulating 'The Body'

    You thought Seahawks fans were paying for the new stadium? Not anymore.

  • News

    November 18, 1998

    My turn

    Referendum 49 gave transportation interests first crack at the state's 601-created financial reserves. The question now is 'Who's next?'

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