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| Washington Dem leaders still working on exit plan | "Showing progress in tax-hike negotiations that have vexed the Washington Legislature, the top Senate Democrat said Friday she's identified about $100 million in tax options that avoid a contentious increase in the state sales tax. |
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| Taxes divide House, Senate | "The budget impasse at the Capitol is expected to continue past Easter, pushing state lawmakers closer to the end of their 30-day special legislative session. Senate Democratic leaders still were hanging on to a temporary sales tax increase Thursday as part of their $800 million tax… |
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| Bruce Shepard, Bill Lyne appear on TVW show "Inside Olympia" | |||
| Stalemate creates bigger state budget hole | "The governor is disgusted, and she’s not alone. The legislative special session that was supposed to last seven days greets its 16th dawn today with little to show for the extra time. Sightings of House Speaker Frank Chopp crossing the Capitol building to speak to Senate… |
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| Panel to tackle state tax impasse | "In an effort to break a logjam over which taxes to raise, the Washington Legislature will set up a conference committee with three members from each chamber to try to find a compromise. The Senate rejected the House of Representatives’ rewrite of the tax package Thursday and agreed… |
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| Few lawmakers at Capitol for budget impasse talk | "Most state lawmakers stayed away from the Capitol on Tuesday as a House-Senate dispute over taxes remained stuck in a political ditch. Top House and Senate negotiators were in Olympia to bring ideas for ending the impasse over how to raise $800 million in new revenue – without the… |
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| Washington Legislature still split over taxes | "The Legislature could be here a long time. |
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| State House passes budget without sales-tax increase | "Rejecting a sales-tax hike to help balance the budget, the state House has endorsed a $790 million tax package that focuses on closing tax exemptions and collecting more money from service businesses. |
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| Gregoire scolds Legislature: Wrap it up by Sunday | "Gov. Chris Gregoire scolded fellow Democrats in the Legislature Thursday afternoon, saying lawmakers need to finish their work and go home by Sunday. |
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| Wash. lawmakers: Tax compromise could be possible | "Legislative leaders were more optimistic Thursday that compromise might be possible on an $800 million tax package to help bridge Washington state's budget deficit, the main attraction of a special session heading into its fifth day. |