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Taxes

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2012

    Eyman Says Roll-Your-Own Cigarette Tax Passed in Bad Faith, Plans No Action (Kind of)

    Yesterday The News Tribune reported that Washington State Sen. Pam Roach sent an email to the state attorney general's office seeking an informal opinion on whether the roll-your-own cigarette tax included in Washington's new budget qualifies as a "new tax." As you'll no doubt recall, under Tim Eyma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2012

    Tax Day 2012: Five Things to Help You Survive

    It's Tax Day, yo! Sure, a large percentage of folks reading this probably filed their taxes months ago, and have already blown whatever refund came their way on gigantic televisions or Lasik eye surgery, but for those who procrastinated, or for those who are legitimate enough that filing requires mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2012

    Gregoire and Cantwell Continue to Support Sales Tax Deduction

    On Tuesday Washington's Gov. Chris Gregoire, along with several other governors from across the country, sent a letter to lawmakers in Washington D.C. asking for an extension of the state and local sales tax deduction - a money-saving convenience available to those who file itemized federal tax retu ... More >>

  • News

    November 2, 2011

    Gregoire's Guts

    Does she have enough to end Washington's corporate giveaways?

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2011

    Gov. Chris Gregoire Cutting $2 Billion More From Budget, Avoids $15 Billion in 'Potential Revenue'

    "I have not thought about revenue."​Now? Does anyone in Olympia have the balls to do it? The state legislature has the opportunity, but does it have the courage to cut some of those fat-cat tax breaks we've been writing about for years? In announcing $2 billion more in budget cuts yesterda ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2011

    Boeing Makes List of Top 12 Corporate Welfare Queens

    Boeing, tax cheat, Fortune 500, Citizens for Tax Justice

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2011

    Amazon's Sweetheart Tax Deal in Tennessee Makes Strange Bedfellows of Walmart and Mom-and-Pops

    ​It's hard to feel sorry for Walmart. But when it comes to the collection of sales tax, and how they have to do it at their stores while Amazon mostly avoids doing it on its website, it does seem a bit unfair.

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2011

    Boeing and Microsoft: Two of America's Top-Ten "Biggest Corporate Tax Cheats"

    ​It's time to play America's favorite game show, Why Being a Corporation is Better Than Being a Person! Today's theme is: taxes--specifically, how the phrase "death and taxes" may apply to people, but certainly not to big companies.

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2010

    Tim Eyman's Latest Initiative: Ey-mail Reports About the Politicians Who Oppose His Tax Cuts

    ​As part of his evolution from grassroots activist to professional politician, Tim Eyman appears to have taken on the added role of almost-live blogger. He attends public meetings--announcing his arrival in advance--testifies, takes notes, and then reports the minute-by-minute action later in ... More >>

  • News

    June 30, 2010

    Tax This

    David Struckman's prison term is almost up, but his beef with the IRS isn't.

  • News

    February 3, 2010

    Cover Story: Washington’s Candy Land of Tax Breaks

    As our cash-strapped state prepares to cut services for the poor and mentally ill, billions of dollars in tax breaks and exemptions are still being doled out.

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2009

    First A Schrammie, Now An Eyman Bobblehead?

    Say what you want about Initiative icon Tim Eyman, he knows how to get attention. The signature gatherer - and bane of local liberals and politicians - is back in the news again with yet another eBay bobblehead auction. Mukilteo's most infamous native son is auctioning off a "Super Eyman" bobblehead ... More >>

  • News

    May 6, 2009

    Sims Loses His Budget Gamble in Olympia

    Just in time for swine flu, the county’s left without money for communicable-disease investigations.

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2009

    Sims' Lifeboat Sinks

    As swine flu takes over the front pages of newspapers and sends hypochondriacs into a panic every time they sneeze, King County politicians and department heads are scrambling to find a way to save more than $3.5 million worth of public health programs after Ron Sims' attempt to save the budget thro ... More >>

  • News

    April 1, 2009

    Students Pitch Budget Cuts to Gregoire

    Their message: Cut your friends, not our schools.

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2009

    $9 Billion Deficit: Students Have an Answer

    Facing a $9 billion state budget deficit, Gov. Chris Gregoire and the legislature claim they're looking everywhere for cutbacks. But Alex Ng, Ricky Tran, Jennifer Truong, and Joann Ucol, students in Miriam Miller's 10th Grade Law & Society/History & Humanities classes at Franklin High School, think ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2009

    The King County Budget Deficit Is Back

    County Budget Director Bob Cowan went before the Council Fiscal Management Committee today to predict a $40 to $50 million budget deficit in 2010. This isn't actually unexpected to anyone following the budget process last year, but it's another reminder of why legislation in Olympia to give King Cou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 2, 2009

    Eyman to File Property Tax Initiative

    Maybe it doesn't qualify as news, per se, but as expected Tim Eyman, the man whom Olympia politicians love to hate, will be filing a new Initiative with the Secretary of State on Monday. Per the press release sent out today... "We have a proposal for 2009 that aggressively tackles our stat ... More >>

  • News

    October 8, 2008

    My House Ain’t That Nice!

    Faced with increased property taxes, some King County homeowners make the case that their cribs aren't all they're cracked up to be.

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2008

    The Wrong Taxes

    Faced with increased property taxes, some King County homeowners make the case that their cribs aren't all they're cracked up to be.

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2007

    Raining Initiatives

    Faced with increased property taxes, some King County homeowners make the case that their cribs aren't all they're cracked up to be.

  • News

    August 17, 2005

    'Queen Christine' and the Tax Revolt

    The governor must defend a huge transportation plan she helped pass. But business, labor, and environmental groups aren't sure there should even be a campaign against anti-gas-tax Initiative 912.

  • News

    April 27, 2005

    All Action and No Talk

    Democrats have a lot to show for their one-party rule in Olympia, but they've failed to explain to voters why new tax dollars are needed.

  • News

    March 9, 2005

    Staving Off Message

    The governor faces a $2.2 billion deficit, but she's proposed neither budget cuts nor new revenue. Hmmm.

  • News

    January 12, 2005

    What the Big Boys Want

    The state's billionaires and corporate lobbyists want the taxpayers to give generously—again.

  • News

    January 12, 2005

    Donkey Kong

    Democrats control state government, but the challenges facing Washington will severely test their ability to govern.

  • News

    November 24, 2004

    Prosperity Parody

    As fat cats and pols gathered, you had to wonder if the average taxpayer would be part of the 'partnership.'

  • News

    October 13, 2004

    Strippergate and Starbucks

    What the Colacurcios could learn from Seattle's leading companies.

  • News

    September 29, 2004

    Citizen Microsoft

    It's time we stopped acquiescing to the behemoth in Redmond, because what's good for big business isn't necessarily good for Washington.

  • News

    February 25, 2004

    Letters to the Editor

    "Sure, Kerry is no Howard Dean on the excitement factor, but he is no way near as dull as Al Gore, who won the popular vote against Bush. . . . "

  • News

    February 18, 2004

    $64 Billion Falls Through the Tax Cracks

    That $3.2 billion bribe to keep Boeing here is merely the biggest of hundreds of tax exemptions for Washington businesses.

  • News

    February 18, 2004

    Is Eyman Right?

    In Locke's Olympia, only suckers pay taxes.

  • News

    October 8, 2003

    Facts Revolt

    Can a Democrat win the White House by promising to raise taxes? New York Times columnist Paul Krugman doesn't know, but he says raise taxes we must.

  • News

    March 5, 2003

    TIF'ed Off

    Is tax increment financing corporate welfare, or a boost for poor neighborhoods?

  • 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

    October 9, 2002

    Forget the Seattle Way— Try My Way

    What would it be like if "Mayor Eyman" were in charge? You may be surprised.

  • News

    February 13, 2002

    In defense of Tim Eyman

    What would it be like if "Mayor Eyman" were in charge? You may be surprised.

  • News

    January 16, 2002

    Tax cuts now!

    Business leaders demand tax relief.

  • News

    October 17, 2001

    Cut taxes, now!

    Business leaders demand tax relief.

  • News

    July 11, 2001

    News Clips— Taxes on the ballot

    Business leaders demand tax relief.

  • News

    May 30, 2001

    The big picture

    Business leaders demand tax relief.

  • News

    April 11, 2001

    News Clips— Needle Exchange

    Business leaders demand tax relief.

  • News

    January 17, 2001

    Eyman wises up

    Washington's initiative king realizes that less is more.

  • News

    September 13, 2000

    No more taxes!

    Washington's initiative king realizes that less is more.

  • News

    February 23, 2000

    Loveland's labor lost?

    The best tax relief Olympia has to offer may go nowhere.

  • News

    January 5, 2000

    The Eyman Show!

    Olympia faces a cash-strapped session.

  • News

    September 15, 1999

    Death, taxes, and The Seattle Times

    Publisher Frank Blethen is on a crusade to keep his paper in the family.

  • News

    July 28, 1999

    Tax scratch fever

    Initiative 695 proposes to give you cheap car tabs and make state government disappear.

  • News

    April 21, 1999

    Tax revolt!

    Initiative 695 proposes to give you cheap car tabs and make state government disappear.

  • News

    January 20, 1999

    A better car tax

    Initiative 695 proposes to give you cheap car tabs and make state government disappear.

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