Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Bill would extend hotel, dining taxes

  March 31, 2011 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – Senators heard testimony Wednesday on a bill that would extend temporary taxes on hotel stays, restaurants and car rentals to help fund an expansion of the Washington State …

• Idaho Democrats make stand on cigarette tax hearing

  March 30, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – The Idaho House’s minority Democrats declared a procedural guerrilla war on Tuesday, vowing stall tactics to delay the 2011 session’s end to protest the Republican majority’s refusal to …

• State tax amnesty window closes soon

  March 20, 2011 in Business on Page E2 The Washington Department of Revenue’s first-ever tax amnesty program means qualifying businesses with overdue taxes can apply to pay them without associated penalties and interest. “Hardworking business owners have faced … 1

• $1 billion in refunds awaits 2007 tax non-filers

  March 6, 2011 in Business on Page E6 Refunds totaling more than $1.1 billion may be waiting for nearly 1.1 million people who did not file a federal income tax return for 2007, the Internal Revenue Service says. …

• Smart Bombs: Here’s a teachable moment

  February 27, 2011 in Opinion on Page B8 We’ve heard plenty about how public employees are to blame for budget deficits around the nation. It’s as if the Great Recession never happened, and instead public employee unions suddenly … 4

• Washington ranks 29th in national tax report

  February 24, 2011 in Business on Page A8 State and local taxes in 2009 claimed 9.3 percent of Washington incomes, and 9.4 percent in Idaho, according to figures released Wednesday by the Tax Foundation. The nonpartisan foundation’s calculation …

• Tax burdens nearly same in Washington, Idaho

  February 23, 2011 in Business State and local taxes in 2009 took 9.3 percent of resident incomes in Washington, and 9.4 percent in Idaho, according to figures released today by the Tax Foundation. 9

• City-owned warehouse seen as ideal for regional animal shelter

  February 20, 2011 in City on Page B1 A regional task force believes it has found the perfect site for a new animal-control shelter if not a way to pay for it. Numerous questions remain unanswered, but Spokane … 19

• Editorial: Federal debt won’t shrink by passing the buck

  February 16, 2011 in Opinion on Page A13 The household analogy seems to hit home when talking about government budgets, so imagine this scenario: In seven years, the interest payment on your credit cards will exceed your monthly … 49

• Coordinator discusses AARP’s free tax preparation program

  January 31, 2011 in Business, City on Page A5 Tax season begins in earnest Tuesday, and AARP will again offer free tax preparation at numerous Tax-Aide centers in the Inland Northwest. John Viveiros is the Spokane district coordinator for … 6

• Local lawmakers’ reactions to State of the Union vary

  January 26, 2011 in City on Page A1 While they liked some overall themes in President Barack Obama’s call for more innovation, more cooperation and less spending, some members of Congress from Idaho and Washington wondered about the … 14

• NW delegation finds reasons to cheer, jeer in Obama speech

  January 25, 2011 in Nation/World, News, Region While they liked some overall themes in President Obama’s call for more innovation, more cooperation and less spending, some members of Congress from Idaho and Washington wondered about the details. …

• As funding wanes, school districts look to levies

    January 10, 2011 in City on Page A1 Post Falls and Coeur d’Alene school districts, like most in the nation, have made tough cuts in the past two years because of a declining economy. Education officials expect the … 10

• D.C. holiday means extra weekend to file taxes

  January 4, 2011 in Nation/World, News Looks like we can thank the District of Columbia for this one. The Internal Revenue Service today announced the deadline to file and pay federal 2010 taxes has been pushed … 1

• Hart averts another tax fight

  January 4, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Tax-protesting Idaho state Rep. Phil Hart narrowly avoided a court order over the holidays when he belatedly filed his 2009 state income tax return three days before Christmas. … 2

• As gasoline use drops, so does state revenue

  December 27, 2010 in City on Page A1 The trend toward lower gasoline consumption is like a flashing yellow light in the new 20-year plan from the Washington Transportation Commission. To improve or even maintain mobility in the … 21

• Vestal: In Washington, a penny could go a long way

  December 22, 2010 in City on Page A7 Now can we soak the rich? How about just dampening the hems of their gowns? 14

• Vestal: Hart ethics panel holdout Loertscher has a point

  December 17, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A7 Tom Loertscher is the one guy on the Idaho House Ethics Committee who wants to leave Phil Hart alone. How about Hart’s unpaid half-million in taxes and lame, I’m-a-legislator excuses? … 2

• Caldwell: Deficit discussions are truly farcical

  December 12, 2010 in Business on Page E1 Here’s one bottom line on all the foolishness about perpetuating the worst-conceived tax cuts in U.S. history: the transfer of $500 billion more in American wealth to the Chinese. Not … 9

• Budget preserves East Side Library

  December 10, 2010 in City on Page A5 Spokane’s endangered East Side Library will remain open at least another year. The Spokane Public Library branch had been on the chopping block to deal with budget cuts.

• East Side branch will remain open

  December 9, 2010 in City Spokane’s endangered East Side library will remain open at least another year. The Spokane Public Library branch had been on the chopping block to deal with budget cuts. But the …

• Poll: Idahoans favor sin tax hike

    November 19, 2010 in Idaho on Page A7 BOISE – Idahoans overwhelmingly support raising state taxes on cigarettes and alcohol to address the state’s budget deficit, even as they oppose other tax hikes and spending cuts, according to … 2

• Teachers union says secret deals erode schools

  November 9, 2010 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Three education groups are seeking to join Rep. Shirley Ringo, D-Moscow, in her lawsuit over secret tax deals by the state Tax Commission, saying the alleged deals are … 2

• Exports, credit, taxes among initiatives to boost businesses

  October 27, 2010 in Business on Page A10 Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire Tuesday ordered state agencies to develop programs and institute reforms that will boost small businesses faltering in the economic slowdown. The initiatives range from help with … 11

• Square off: Extend cuts for 98 percent who need them

  October 3, 2010 in Business on Page E1 WASHINGTON — George W. Bush summed it up at an $800 a plate dinner back in 2000 with a joke: “This is an impressive crowd — the haves and the … 8

• Square off: Extending tax rates will boost economy

  October 3, 2010 in Business on Page E1 WASHINGTON – It has been said a lie can make it half way around the world before the truth can even put its boots on. No one is suggesting that … 1

• Initiative support tepid in poll

  September 20, 2010 in City on Page A1 Washington voters may be experiencing initiative overload this year with a near-record number of ballot measures. They can stage a “tax revolt” by lifting new taxes imposed by the Legislature …

• Poll: Weak support for Washington initiatives

  September 16, 2010 in City on Page A1 Three initiatives that would change the state’s tax policies – instituting an income tax, dropping a series of consumer taxes or requiring supermajorities to pass new taxes – have more … 3

• Liberty Lake City Council gets advice on budget crisis

  September 9, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V4 The Liberty Lake City Council continued to hear ideas to help solve an impending budget crisis expected to hit the city sometime next year, including closing the library. During the …

• City, Valley might back vehicle tax, Mielke says

  September 8, 2010 in City on Page A6 Spokane County Commissioner Todd Mielke said Tuesday that Spokane and Spokane Valley city officials have indicated they may seek a countywide vehicle tax. A countywide “transportation benefit district” requires the … 6

• ‹ Previous page
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9
• Next page ›