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The Washington State ballot has several advisory votes about tax increases approved by the legislature. Because of Tim Eyman’s anti-tax initiative, voters are given the opportunity to vote to “Maintain” or “Repeal” any tax increases and any eliminations of tax loopholes (aka “preferences”). (The votes are non-binding.) What’s particularly annoying about these advisory votes is […]
State Supreme Court shares in blame for lack of school funding
Posted on Author John Burbank
It didn’t take long before the Legislature stopped its crowing about how it funded K-12 education and admitted that it was far from the mandates of the State Supreme Court for basic education. How is that? It starts with Stephanie and Matthew McCleary, parents of two public school kids on the Olympic peninsula. They sued […]
How Dems Ross Hunter and Suzan DelBene helped Microsoft avoid taxes
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According to the well-documented article Microsoft Wins Nevada Royalty Tax Cut and Tax Amnesty; Reports Record Revenue, in 2010 the Washington State legislature gave Microsoft an effective $100 million annual tax cut by revising the definition of the royalty tax. …It also gave Microsoft amnesty on an estimated $1.25 billion in unpaid taxes, interest and […]