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  Key Democrats say they oppose some proposed cuts

  December 10, 2009 in City on Page A10 Gov. Chris Gregoire’s proposed all-cuts, no-new-taxes budget – far from a done deal – was described as everything from a good starting point to an unrealistic plan Wednesday in a …

• Sales tax increase could go before state voters

  April 10, 2009 in City on Page A7 OLYMPIA – Washington House Speaker Frank Chopp said Thursday that there’s a “better than 50-50” chance that voters will be asked to approve a sales tax increase this fall. As … 3

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  Brown, Chopp weighing state income tax

  April 3, 2009 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – For years in Washington’s capital, state income tax proposals have been viewed much like those periodic bills to declare Eastern Washington a 51st state. They’re attention-getters aimed at … 21

• Lobbyists carry slimmer wish list

  January 30, 2009 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Gov. Chris Gregoire once was asked by a reporter if there was anything she didn’t like about the job. Yes, she said. She hated getting the news that …