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How D.C.'s budget cutting harms state taxpayers
Troubles? Start with loss of federal help to the state's budget. But then there's what might happen to individuals' taxes.
Dick Nelson
Dick Nelson is a former Washington State legislator. He currently contributes to the public debate on state and local fiscal issues through research and commentary. As when he was in the legislature,
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Let's put a state income tax back on the table
And let's debate that canard that our lack of an income tax is a stimulus for business.
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Inslee, McKenna map paths to helping businesses
Governor candidates Rob McKenna and Jay Inslee differ on how Washington state should use tax incentives to encourage economic growth and aid small business. But neither seems to want to talk about a real reform of business taxation.
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Potholes forever: the state's transportation-funding impasse
The gubernatorial candidates are cautious, with McKenna favoring an early ballot measure and Inslee balancing competing constituencies.
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Saving state universities requires a key ingredient
The UW's regents have faced reality. Businesses and the media know the problem but are they willing to support taxes?