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Spin Control archive for Feb. 11, 2009

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 11, 2009

A day off...from meters

This may be the only state named for a president, but President's Day is sort of a second-tier holiday. Banks are closed, many government offices are open, and some stores will try to capitalize on it by putting Washington or Lincoln's mug on their closeout…

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The power to tax is the power to...

Colleague Rich Roesler continues his reporting on one of the more unusual revenue generating proposals of the Legislature, a special tax on porn, in this Eye on Olympia post.As he notes, the idea isn't brand new. It was tried without success in 2004. So the…

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