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Democrat Jinkins adds capital gains tax to agenda	Democratic Rep. Laurie Jinkins of Tacoma has introduced a 5 percent capital-gains tax that she says could bring in anywhere from $215 million to $650 million a year, based on recent flux in the economy. It comes on the heels of another Democratic proposal to impose a 1 percent income tax and…	2012-01-17
Governor had solid agenda, but ...	A year from now, Gov. Chris Gregoire hopes to be riding shotgun in a big RV, headed to a national park somewhere with her husband, Mike. Anywhere but Olympia, where she has spent her second — and last — term trying to pump money out of the dry well of the state…	2012-01-17
Western working to increase energy efficiency on campus		2012-01-13
�� To Begin New Energy Efficiency Project	Western Washington University is looking to cut down on energy use on campus. The university is set to begin a utility efficiency and improvement project.	2012-01-12
�� to begin nearly $3.2 million energy-efficiency work	A nearly $3.2 million project to make 26 buildings at Western Washington University more energy-efficient is expected to begin in March. The university is using a state program called Energy Saving Performance Contracting to finance the work to reduce Western's annual use of…	2012-01-12
Gregoire urges tax hike, reform in her final annual speech	Gov. Chris Gregoire in her State of the State address on Tuesday said she hopes lawmakers in Olympia can fix the $1 billion budget crisis, pass a temporary half-cent sales tax increase, reform education, approve a $3.6 billion transportation package and legalize same-sex marriage during the 60-…	2012-01-11
High court's ruling on education funding puts lawmakers on the spot	The state Supreme Court's plan to loom over the Legislature like a storm cloud until K-12 education funding improves will separate the wheat in political leadership from the chaff. The unanimous ruling — two justices dissented over the court retaining…	2012-01-11
Governor unveils $3.6 billion plan to pay for state roads, ferries, bridges	Gov. Chris Gregoire on Tuesday unveiled a plan to raise $3.6 billion for the upkeep of roads, bridges and ferries and pay the bulk of it with a new fee on the state's oil refineries. The governor used her annual State of the State address to argue that…	2012-01-11
Higher-ed woes tied to state 'leadership vacuum'	Washington politicians have abdicated their leadership role in higher education, leaving the state with a disjointed system that doesn't produce enough bachelor's degrees and forces employers to go out of state — and even out of the country — to find skilled workers. …	2012-01-10
Washington state agencies save extra $100 million	Washington agencies wrestling with budget reductions have managed to save an additional $100 million a year beyond the cuts mandated by the Legislature. The surplus cash has provided a boost to the state as revenues have been slow to recover from the recession. Agencies are typically…	2012-01-09

Democrat Jinkins adds capital gains tax to agenda

Democratic Rep. Laurie Jinkins of Tacoma has introduced a 5 percent capital-gains tax that she says could bring in anywhere from $215 million to $650 million a year, based on recent flux in the economy. It comes on the heels of another Democratic proposal to impose a 1 percent income tax and…

2012-01-17

Governor had solid agenda, but ...

A year from now, Gov. Chris Gregoire hopes to be riding shotgun in a big RV, headed to a national park somewhere with her husband, Mike.

Anywhere but Olympia, where she has spent her second — and last — term trying to pump money out of the dry well of the state…

2012-01-17

Western working to increase energy efficiency on campus

2012-01-13

�� To Begin New Energy Efficiency Project

Western Washington University is looking to cut down on energy use on campus.

The university is set to begin a utility efficiency and improvement project.

2012-01-12

�� to begin nearly $3.2 million energy-efficiency work

A nearly $3.2 million project to make 26 buildings at Western Washington University more energy-efficient is expected to begin in March.
The university is using a state program called Energy Saving Performance Contracting to finance the work to reduce Western's annual use of…

2012-01-12

Gregoire urges tax hike, reform in her final annual speech

Gov. Chris Gregoire in her State of the State address on Tuesday said she hopes lawmakers in Olympia can fix the $1 billion budget crisis, pass a temporary half-cent sales tax increase, reform education, approve a $3.6 billion transportation package and legalize same-sex marriage during the 60-…

2012-01-11

High court's ruling on education funding puts lawmakers on the spot

The state Supreme Court's plan to loom over the Legislature like a storm cloud until K-12 education funding improves will separate the wheat in political leadership from the chaff.

The unanimous ruling — two justices dissented over the court retaining…

2012-01-11

Governor unveils $3.6 billion plan to pay for state roads, ferries, bridges

Gov. Chris Gregoire on Tuesday unveiled a plan to raise $3.6 billion for the upkeep of roads, bridges and ferries and pay the bulk of it with a new fee on the state's oil refineries.

The governor used her annual State of the State address to argue that…

2012-01-11

Higher-ed woes tied to state 'leadership vacuum'

Washington politicians have abdicated their leadership role in higher education, leaving the state with a disjointed system that doesn't produce enough bachelor's degrees and forces employers to go out of state — and even out of the country — to find skilled workers.
…

2012-01-10

Washington state agencies save extra $100 million

Washington agencies wrestling with budget reductions have managed to save an additional $100 million a year beyond the cuts mandated by the Legislature.

The surplus cash has provided a boost to the state as revenues have been slow to recover from the recession. Agencies are typically…

2012-01-09

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