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House looks at helping arts, disabilities programs
A bill to allow local governments to increase sales taxes to fund housing and other programs for mentally ill and
John Stang
John Stang is a freelance writer who often covers state government and the environment. He can be reached on email at johnstang_8@hotmail.com and on Twitter at @johnstang_8
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Progress in state budget talks
Washington House and Senate budget negotiators have tentatively agreed on how much the state’s main budget will spend in
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Republicans say capital gains tax won't fly
With only one House Democratic tax revenue proposal still on the bargaining table, legislative Republican leaders doubled down on their
Inslee's carbon plan dead but capital gains tax still alive
Gov. Jay Inslee’s carbon tax proposal is dead for this year. But state Democrats’ capital gains tax plan is
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Legislature's next round: compromise?
Gov. Jay Inslee has ordered a second-30-day special session to begin Friday in order to resolve sluggish talks on the