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U.S. Senate Committee on Ways and Means

  • News

    March 16, 2011

    Sen. Joe Zarelli's Anti-Union Bill Is Worthless

    Here's why it doesn't stand a chance of passing.

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2011

    Sen. Joe Zarelli's Doomed Anti-Union Bill Is Shameless Kabuki Theatre

    ​With Democratic control of Washington's House, Senate, and governor's mansion, there's never been a chance that the kind of brazen union-busting bills advanced in Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan, Idaho, Alaska, and elsewhere could ever get far. That, however, doesn't mean that state Sen. Joe Zarell ... More >>

  • News

    July 7, 2010

    Rossi's Way With the Jobless

    If you're out of work, Dino might not be your best friend.

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2010

    Dino Rossi Voted to Cut State Unemployment and Welfare Eligibility

    ​For more than a month now the U.S. Senate has been unable to pass a bill that would allow people who lost their jobs in the recession to continue collecting unemployment for up to 99 weeks rather than the standard 46 weeks. According to Huffington Post, 1.2 million unemployed Americans have s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2009

    Staging a Late Rally: Bill for Sports Stadiums and, Eventually, Arts Programs and Low-Income Housing

    Things are down to the wire in Olympia, as this is the last week of the regular session, but--let's dig into the bad sports analogy bag--the Husky Stadium/Key Arena/Safeco Field bill is making an unexpected fourth-quarter rally! The economically-titled bill, "An act relating to excise taxes in a c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2009

    Budget, Schmudget

    This year's budget isn't looking so hot.The folks at the Center for Budget & Policy, a local progressive think tank whose proposals for closing the state budget deficit I wrote about here, have just started a blog called Schmudget. They're good at making complex and esoteric concepts understanda ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2008

    Martinez in Against Prentice

    This year's budget isn't looking so hot.The folks at the Center for Budget & Policy, a local progressive think tank whose proposals for closing the state budget deficit I wrote about here, have just started a blog called Schmudget. They're good at making complex and esoteric concepts understanda ... More >>

  • News

    March 26, 2008

    Senator Switches Sides on Gang Bill Debate

    Adam Kline will ask the governor to veto the bill.

  • News

    November 21, 2007

    White Center Is Served

    Why everyone wants a piece of Rat City.

  • News

    January 24, 2007

    Petting Zoo

    "I’m 44, still a virgin (no—it can’t be so!), and I’m not dead yet!"

  • News

    January 12, 2005

    Donkey Kong

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

  • 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

    April 11, 2001

    Balancing act

    The Senate's proposed budget is scary—but consider the alternatives.

  • News

    February 7, 2001

    Missing the bad old days

    A sanitized, transparent government can't make the necessary compromises.

  • News

    April 12, 2000

    Budget blues

    The state's transportation crisis hits a political traffic jam.

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