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• Budget, tax credits lead agendas of region’s lawmakers

  December 4, 2011 in City on Page B7 WASHINGTON – With just under a month left in 2011, the federal budget and tax breaks top Inland Northwest lawmakers’ year-end to-do lists. Three of 12 appropriations bills are on …

• Protests shut down special hearing on budget

  November 28, 2011 in Region Washington lawmakers beginning a 30-day special session were met by hundreds of protesters Monday, and a committee meeting focusing on solutions to the state’s budget woes was abruptly halted amid … 17

• Shadle students discuss budget with Gregoire

  October 29, 2011 in City on Page B1 If Chris Gregoire gets tired of being Washington’s governor, she might have a future as a Shadle Park High School economics teacher. She might, anyway, if the state weren’t making … 3

• Auto sales help boost state revenue

  April 7, 2011 in Business on Page A8 A strong rebound in car and truck sales boosted fourth-quarter sales tax revenues in Washington and the five most populous counties, the state Department of Revenue reported Wednesday. Retail sales … 1

• Washington trying to collect pot sales tax

  December 14, 2010 in Region The Washington Department of Revenue has launched a statewide effort to collect sales tax from medical marijuana dispensaries — even as some prosecutors and the Health Department maintain such dispensaries … 21

• Local retail sales lag state totals

  October 8, 2010 in Business on Page A10 Retail sales in Spokane County took a dip in the second quarter, while sales fared better in Western Washington metro areas, the Washington State Department of Revenue said Thursday. • …

• Many Idaho voters undecided about sales tax breaks

  September 22, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A1 Idahoans favor reform of the state’s tax structure, but the path to change is full of obstructions. In a Spokesman-Review poll done in collaboration with six other daily newspapers in … 2

• Spokane County 911 tax to go up in January

  August 25, 2010 in City Emergency communications are about to join the Information Age in Spokane County – and get more expensive. 6

• Spokane Valley City Council discusses vehicle taxes

  August 19, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The merits of forming a regional Transportation Benefit District to raise revenue for road construction received nearly an hour of discussion at Tuesday’s Spokane Valley City Council meeting, but the …

• Spokane City Council mixed on proposed tab fees

  August 9, 2010 in City on Page A1 Facing daunting shortfalls in revenue, the Spokane City Council will discuss tonight instituting a tax on vehicle license tabs. Councilman Bob Apple said he will bring a proposal forward for … 22

• County picks Medical Lake site for new jail

  June 8, 2010 in City Spokane County Commissioners today voted to put a new jail at a site near the Medical Lake freeway interchange and a community corrections on the campus of the existing Spokane … 17

• List reveals taxman’s discerning sweet tooth

  May 11, 2010 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Tax protesters with a sweet tooth, rejoice. Even after the sales tax hits candy on June 1, you’ll still find plenty of sweet treats that are tax-free. But … 3

• State sales tax won’t rise

  April 8, 2010 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – Legislative Democrats and Gov. Chris Gregoire appeared close to a deal Wednesday on a package of taxes that would fill part of the state’s budget hole and end …

• Legislature nearing deal on tax package

  April 7, 2010 in City OLYMPIA – Legislative Democrats and Gov. Chris Gregoire appeared close to a “deal” Wednesday on a package of taxes that would fill part of the state’s budget hole and end … 3

• County sales tax receipts up a tick

  March 19, 2010 in City on Page A5 Spokane County commissioners got a small measure of financial cheer this week. Chief Executive Officer Marshall Farnell reported that sales tax receipts are up slightly and that he may not … 2

• Idaho lawmakers ponder taxing online sales

  March 11, 2010 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Two lawmakers from the same North Idaho district are at opposite ends of a legislative battle over taxing Internet sales, which Idahoans already are required by law to … 1

• Senate panel OKs Dems’ tax plan

  March 5, 2010 OLYMPIA – Despite warnings of wrath from voters in November, Senate Democrats moved a step closer to a vote on some $890 million in tax increases to fix the state’s … 1

• Income tax put forward

  March 5, 2010 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Senate Democrats may offer voters a choice: a higher sales tax or an income tax on people making more than $200,000 a year. With very short notice, the … 23

• Senate Dems: Swap some sales tax for income tax on rich?

  March 4, 2010 in City Senate Democrats may offer voters a choice of which tax they like better: a higher sales tax or an income tax on people making more than $200,000 a year. 29

• House bill seeks sales tax increase

  February 12, 2010 in City on Page A8 OLYMPIA – A proposal to raise the state sales tax by 1 cent, and tie it to high levels of unemployment, was introduced Thursday in the state House of Representatives. … 6

• Editorial: Sales tax deduction deserves permanence

  January 5, 2010 in Opinion on Page A9 The sales tax deduction that Washingtonians have come to expect on their federal returns expires with the 2009 tax year, but Congress can still adopt a one-year extension that can … 4

• Riding out the recession

  November 15, 2009 in City on Page A1 It wasn’t long ago that the Spokane Transit Authority was riding high. Boardings were up nearly 50 percent, and the agency’s cash reserve had grown thanks to voter approval of … 7

• Spokane County tax extension passes with ease

  August 19, 2009 in City on Page A1 Spokane County residents overwhelmingly agreed to continue contributing an extra penny on each $10 purchase to help pay for law enforcement. A ballot measure to extend a sales tax collected … 3

• WA retailers will need permit to avoid sales taxes

  June 9, 2009 in Business, City OLYMPIA — Thousands of Washington businesses will be affected by a change in the way sales taxes are collected, in an attempt by the Department of Revenue to recapture some …

• Committee approves sales tax bill – barely

  April 21, 2009 in News A bill that would ask voters to raise the state sales tax cleared a House committee Tuesday – barely. 1

• Sales-tax increase could reach ballot

  April 18, 2009 in City on Page B1 OLYMPIA – Dozens of health care workers and advocates for the poor Friday urged state lawmakers to push ahead with a proposed $1 billion sales-tax increase over the next three … 5

• Health care groups push for sales-tax hike

  April 17, 2009 in News Health care groups and advocates for low-income families are hoping lawmakers will ask voters to raise sales taxes. 5

• Lawmakers propose sales tax increase

  April 16, 2009 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – Voters this fall may find themselves asked this question: Would you be willing to pay a slightly higher sales tax if the millions of dollars it raises went … 3

• County puts criminal-justice sales tax back on ballot

  March 25, 2009 in City on Page A5 Another criminal justice tax measure is headed to the ballot. Spokane County commissioners voted 3-0 on Tuesday to ask voters in a May special election to reauthorize a 0.1 percent …

• County crafts $147 million ballot item

  July 29, 2008 in City on Page B1 Kootenai County officials say they can expand the county jail and overhaul other public safety buildings without raising property tax bills, despite the projects’ combined $147 million price tag. The …

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