OLYMPIA -- Senate Democrats unveiled a budget proposal that calls for a three-tenths of 1 cent sales tax hike for the next three years, an extra $1 per pack for cigarettes and the elimination of a string of tax exemptions.At a morning press conference, Senate…
OLYMPIA -- Today's a money day at the Capitol. Senate Democrats present their budget proposal at 9 a.m., followed by House Democrats at noon for the operating budget.Senate Ways and Means Committee has a budget hearing at 3:30 p.m., and the House Ways and Means…
