The Association of Washington Business is throwing its weight behind the return of a two-thirds supermajority to raise taxes in the Legislature.The statewide business organization urged its members Tuesday to support Initiative 1053, which was introduced even before the Legislature voted to suspend the provision.…
TACOMA -- Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner got a Washington state trifecta today, experiencing three things for which the West Side is best known: Boeing. Microsoft. And rain.In an effort to emphasize the importance of exports to the nation's fledgling recovery, Geithner planned a tour of…
A few weeks ago, Spin Control reported on a campaign commercial for governor of Alabama, not because we care how the race comes out, but because it contained an interesting catch phrase: "We speak English here."Turns out Alabama is a wealth of fun campaign commercials,…
Even if you support health care reform, this opposition video from Dem Strait has fun visuals, a good reworking of the lyrics, and as they used to say on Bandstand, it's got a good beat, you can dance to it. How would you give it…
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is in the Seattle-Tacoma corridor today. He spoke to the Microsoft CEO Summit this morning (closed to the press), toured the Boeing plant in Renton, (photos allowed, but no talking to the press), and tours the Port of Tacoma this afternoon…
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