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Budget action: Less than three weeks to go and plenty to worry about
If lawmakers and Gov. Chris Gregoire are going to reach a budget agreement that lets the legislative session end on time, the House Democrats' budget is a key step.
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GOP idea would devastate Medicaid
The plan to be unveiled by U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan will propose making Medicaid a block grant, ending assurances that the poor will have coverage.
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Washington, home of software leaders, gets a bad rap for online transparency. What gives?
A national report card focused only on a site dealing with financial records, ignoring other ways in which state government is quite open. But was there ever a time when we needed financial information more urgently?
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Online sales growth is worsening state budget trouble
Washington (home of Amazon) has held back from growing national efforts to make online retailers pay sales taxes, but the recent revenue forecast emphasized the increasing problem posed by lost taxes on purchases from online outlets elsewhere.