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Eye On Olympia archive for Feb. 2009

FRIDAY, FEB. 27, 2009


THURSDAY, FEB. 26, 2009



WEDNESDAY, FEB. 25, 2009


TUESDAY, FEB. 24, 2009



Olympia code... 

But I reckon they all would like to see "all options on the table," which has come to mean "raise taxes" in much the same way "tax reform" means "pass an income tax." -Richard Davis, in a blog post about a spat over the economist…

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MONDAY, FEB. 23, 2009



FRIDAY, FEB. 20, 2009

THURSDAY, FEB. 19, 2009

Revenue forecast numbers:

For the remainder of the 07-09 biennium: down $721 million from what was thought in Nov.For the 09-11 biennium: down $1.587 billion. Biggest drops: sales and use tax ($823 million) and real estate excise tax ($394 million).Total loss from November's numbers: $2.3 billion.

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Lunchtime reading for you: tax proposal on the way, porn tax dead, and longshot plan would free up money for Spokane's megaproject...

Worthwhile reading on your lunch hour:-Unions, others are polling on what state tax increases voters would find palatable. From the Tacoma News-Tribune's Joe Turner:Meanwhile, the shadow legislature of unions and other stakeholders is out their holding "focus groups" in communities. They're trying to figure out…

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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18, 2009



Short takes and breaking news from the Washington Legislature and the state capital.



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