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• House enters tax plan fray

    March 2, 2010 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – People who smoke, chew gum, drink bottled water or get a face lift would pay more taxes this year under a plan by House Democrats to find extra … 2

• Wash. House Democrats detail $760 million tax plan

  March 1, 2010 in City State House Democrats want to raise about $760 million in taxes by closing a long list of sales and business tax exemptions and collecting more money from smokers, bankers, lawyers … 7

• Senate Dems: Sales tax hike would help balance cuts

    February 23, 2010 in City 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 … 7

• Senate OKs curb on I-960 for third time

  February 23, 2010 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – For the third time in three weeks, the state Senate voted to suspend a state law that requires a two-thirds majority for any tax increase. The arguments from … 1

• State senate approves I-960 suspension for the third time

  February 22, 2010 in City OLYMPIA — The Washington state Senate voted for the third time to suspend some requirements of Initative 960, including the two-thirds supermajority needed to raise taxes. 9

• Spin Control: Focused taxes will fix budget crunch

  February 21, 2010 in City on Page B3 OLYMPIA – The Legislature is moving toward a fight over taxes that will ultimately come down to which ones to raise. Although Republicans and some Democrats will say “none,” odds … 2

• Gregoire floats taxes on soda, candy, bottled water

    February 17, 2010 in City OLYMPIA – Gov. Chris Gregoire proposed this afternoon a series of tax increases as part of what she calls a “balanced approach” to the worst economic times in more than … 25

• Senate suspends part of I-960

  February 10, 2010 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – The Legislature would be able to raise taxes this session and next with a simple majority vote under a bill approved Tuesday in the state Senate. In the … 3

• Wash. Senate OKs lowering hurdle for tax raises

  February 9, 2010 in City The Legislature would be able to raise taxes this session and next with a simple majority vote under a bill approved Tuesday in the state Senate. 7

• House panel approves tax break for shelters

  February 5, 2010 in Idaho on Page A8 BOISE – Even as Democrats in both houses of the Idaho Legislature are pressing to repeal some of Idaho’s existing tax breaks, a Democratic lawmaker on Wednesday successfully championed the …

• Citizens’ tax curb on block

  February 4, 2010 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Senate leaders want to make it easier for state lawmakers to raise taxes. Democrats will begin a move today to suspend the supermajority required to raise taxes that … 16

• Obama budget would impose host of tax increases

  February 1, 2010 in Nation/World While President Barack Obama is proposing to cut some taxes for companies that hire workers, his budget would raise a host of other taxes on businesses and wealthy individuals. 12

• Obama unveils budget with $3.83T in spending

  February 1, 2010 in Nation/World President Barack Obama unveiled a multitrillion-dollar spending plan Monday, pledging an intensified effort to combat high unemployment and asking Congress to quickly approve new job-creation efforts that would boost the … 1

• Tax-Aide volunteers gear up

  January 27, 2010 in City on Page A5 In the interest of helping people file their taxes, Gerald Scharrenberger pretended to be a 49-year-old divorced mother of two on Tuesday morning at Silver Lake Mall. Sitting across from …

• Tough times could boost use of tax refund loans

  January 25, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – After several years of declining use, tax refund anticipation loans could make a big comeback this tax season among cash-strapped taxpayers. Known as “RALs,” refund anticipation loans are … 1

• Democrats eye capital gains tax

  January 14, 2010 in Business on Page A8 WASHINGTON – Democratic congressional leaders, intensifying the health care drive in marathon White House talks Wednesday, are considering a new strategy to help finance their plan – applying the Medicare …

• IRS tax help line shoots for serving 7 out of 10 callers

  January 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 Need help with your taxes? Good luck reaching the IRS. Three out of 10 people who call the toll-free help line this tax season won’t get through to a human …

• 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

• House votes to extend $31B in expiring tax breaks

  December 9, 2009 in Nation/World The House voted Wednesday to extend $31 billion in popular tax breaks, including an income tax deduction for sales and property taxes, to be financed with a tax increase on … 1

• Gregoire: Tax hikes needed to save programs

    December 9, 2009 Making her case for tax increases, Gov. Chris Gregoire on Wednesday presented a bleak plan to balance the state budget by wiping out spending for health care, welfare and education … 14

• Gregoire to explore tax hikes in budget

  December 4, 2009 in City on Page A8 OLYMPIA – Gov. Chris Gregoire will definitely propose a tax package to avoid the deepest cuts in state spending needed to fill a $2.6 billion state budget deficit. The only … 3

• Millions may have to repay part of federal tax credit

  November 17, 2009 in Business on Page A8 WASHINGTON – More than 15 million taxpayers may owe the government $250 or more because of how the IRS last spring set up President Barack Obama’s tax break that was …

• Millions will have to repay part of tax credit

  November 16, 2009 in Nation/World More than 15 million taxpayers may owe the government $250 or more because of how the IRS last spring set up President Barack Obama’s tax break that was designed to … 2

• Otter solicits ideas

  November 14, 2009 in Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – Gov. Butch Otter appealed to Idahoans on Friday to send him their ideas on how the state can save money, as one Idaho lawmaker called for a tax …

• Lawmakers seek to extend $8,000 tax credit

  October 15, 2009 in Nation/World Lawmakers are trying to extend and expand an $8,000 federal tax credit for first-time homebuyers, a stimulus-package tax break that many regard as a significant prop for the still-tottering economy.

• IRS nixes home writeoff

  September 26, 2009 in Business on Page A6 UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio – The battered house on Sherwin Road was put to good use before the fire department burned it to the ground. SWAT teams barged through the front …

• States climb tax rankings

  September 23, 2009 in Business on Page A10 Washington and Idaho are at a standstill, and that proved to be a good thing Tuesday in new rankings from the Tax Foundation. In its 2010 State Business Tax Climate …

• Judge won’t edit Wash. voter’s pamphlet for I-1033

  September 11, 2009 in City A judge has refused to order changes to the state voter’s pamphlet in a dispute over Initiative 1033, the latest ballot issue sponsored by professional anti-tax activist Tim Eyman. 1

• Idaho gov tells agencies to prepare for new cuts

  September 11, 2009 in Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter has given state agency directors until the end of next week to draft plans to cut millions from their spending as state tax revenue continues to …

• Tax critics to rally again

  June 27, 2009 in City on Page B3 OLYMPIA – Encouraged by the large turnout this spring at anti-tax rallies, critics of government spending are planning a new round of demonstrations July 4. Events are planned in more …

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