Archive for ‘Washington State Politics’

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Jun18

Estate Tax Fix in Place, More Revenue Needed

by Michael Mitchell on June 18th, 2013 at 1:51 pm
Posted In: Justice, Economic Justice, Taxation, Politics, Washington State Politics

Late last night, legislators came to an eleventh hour agreement to choose Washington kids over multimillionaires. By fixing Washington state’s estate tax, lawmakers have prevented the loss of nearly $160 million in resources that go to educating children. Closing the estate tax loophole is a good place to start, but much more still has to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jun16

Big Oil wins in state legislature, in an apparent quid pro quo for estate tax fix

by Don Smith on June 16th, 2013 at 8:46 am
Posted In: Environment, Politics, Washington State Politics, Jay Inslee, Politics, Taxation, Politics, Washington State Politics

Thursday night the state legislature passed a bill, SB 5296, that weakened the Model Toxic Control Act. I got email from Washington Conservation Voters asking me to thank legislators who opposed the bill. See Support our kids; end the Big Oil Tax Loophole.  The email says that SB 5296  creates a $41 million loophole for […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jun14

Oppose SB 5895: a cap on opportunity

by Don Smith on June 14th, 2013 at 8:44 am
Posted In: Justice, Economic Justice, Economics, Social Safety Net, Politics, Washington State Politics
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Jun11

Gov. Inslee accuses the Senate Republicans of favoring millionaire tax breaks over our kids’ education

by Don Smith on June 11th, 2013 at 7:09 pm
Posted In: Education, Politics, GOP, Politics, Washington State Politics, Jay Inslee, Politics, Washington State Politics

Presumably this is in reference to the controversy over the estate tax (Wash . House OKs change to state estate tax, State House, Senate offer estate tax measures) and over Inslee and the Democrats’ plan to eliminate tax loopholes.

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Jun10

New interactive state budget tool a boon for Washington’s citizens, journalists, students

by Aaron Keating on June 10th, 2013 at 12:12 pm
Posted In: Politics, Washington State Politics

With state legislators still at an impasse over Washington’s budget, we’re unveiling a new interactive research tool that allows citizens, journalists, and students to easily examine how public dollars are being spent, and assess the impact of this year’s budget proposals on public schools and universities, hospitals, prisons, courts, health care, and other critical state […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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