The New York Times had an article this week about pension costs faced by states and large cities across America. Their argument is that the rate of return assumed by…
Long-term pension costs in Washington
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Maxwell receives highest education honor
Olympia – State Representative Marcie Maxwell (D-Renton) received the Washington Education Association’s highest honor last Saturday at the organization’s 2012 Representative Assembly in Spokane. The proclamation that accompanied Maxwell’s…
New (Preliminary) Economic Forecast for Washington
The Economic and Revenue Forecast Council has updated its forecast, as we do every quarter. This is the preliminary forecast. The final will be done in a couple of weeks…
40th-district town halls scheduled!
Olympia – Reps. Kristine Lytton, D-Anacortes, and Jeff Morris, D-Mount Vernon, and Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island, are reaching out to 40th-district constituents with a series of three town hall-style…
Update on Floating Signs in Lake Washington
Seattle is saying no, he cannot float the sign. WSDOT has many more words to the same effect that I’ve included below. We are working with all the mayors surrounding…