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Boeing wants tax breaks, as well as educated workers and transportation infrastructure
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Jerry Cornfield, political reporter for the Everett Daily Herald, reports that Boeing wants the legislature to invest in training workers and educating greater numbers of engineers; improve the state’s transportation network including in and around its Everett factory; continue reforming [i.e., weakening] workers’ compensation; and don’t change a state standard on fish consumption in a […]
Lobbying Olympia for Fair Taxes
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Steve Zemke and I went to Olympia on Friday and met, briefly or longer, with about a dozen legislators, including Maralyn Chase, Bob Hasegawa, Gayle Tarleton, Frank Chopp, Reuven Carylye, Cindy Ryu, Joe Fitzgibbon, Judy Clibborn, and Tana Senn. We spoke about tax fairness and accountability for tax loopholes. We had in-depth discussions with a […]
Tim Eyman, others testify at King County Metro hearing in Kirkland; bus driver spills uncertain beans
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Wednesday evening I attended a public meeting, in Kirkland, of the county Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee. The topic was the proposed cuts in bus and trolley service and the $20 “congestion fee” that the county may impose on car owners to fund Metro bus and prevent the service cuts. The next two meetings are […]