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State Supreme Court rules that legislature cannot cut basic education funding, regardless of budget difficulties
State Rep. Ross Hunter is reporting, in Landmark Supreme Court Case, that the State Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that “the Legislature cannot cut basic education funding regardless of the budget difficulties we face.”...
Link: Dems Introduce Capital Gains Tax Bill in Olympia
Dems Introduce Capital Gains Tax Bill in Olympia “Representative Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma) introduced HB 2563 today, which would impose a 5 percent excise tax on capital gains over $10,000 a year ($5,000 for an...
Dating game with some very special persons
I’m making an animation video about this. Any ideas for questions the young lady should ask our bachelors (Exxon Mobil, Goldman Sachs, and Monsanto)? And how should the bachelors respond? If I use your...
(Canceled) Tuesday, 7PM in Seattle: Stop the Bleeding, Revenue Forum
Stop the Bleeding Revenue Forum CANCELED DUE TO SNOW! Tuesday, Jan 17, 7PM Southside Commons 3518 S Edmunds, Seattle, WA 98118 View Map · Get Directions
Women's Solidarity Day in Olympia, Jan 19
Washington women need YOU to speak out in support of the Reproductive Parity Act (HB 2330/SB 6185), exciting new legislation that will require all health insurance policies sold in the state that cover maternity...
We need a Financial Transaction Tax
RootsAction is reporting: News from France: Conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy announced this weekend that he would take the lead in introducing a Financial Transaction Tax in his country. Referring to the tax as a...
Fight Like Crazy: Response to State Representative Mary Lou Dickerson's plea for fiscal sanity
State Representative Mary Lou Dickerson has written a timely and eloquent post on the Slog: I am Angry. She says that the state budget cuts will make life miserable for many vulnerable people. She...