OLYMPIA: State Representative Gerry Pollet (D-North Seattle) is urging stores selling liquor to post the after-tax price to consumers in ads and on store shelves in order to avoid sticker…
Pollet urges disclosure of final sale prices for liquor
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New Washington law requires suicide prevention training
OLYMPIA—Washington will become the first state in the nation to require mental health professionals and other frontline care providers to receive training in suicide assessment, treatment and management starting June…
Long-term pension costs in Washington
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…
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…