Washington is ahead of many states in implementing aspects of the federal halthcare bill, and will it will require less state money here than it does in other states. One…
Federal Healthcare: Impact on Washington
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Local state Reps. Hudgins and Hasegawa invite you join in Tele-Town Hall
Focus will be on the recently concluded 2010 Legislative Session Olympia – State representatives Zack Hudgins ( D – Tukwila) and Bob Hasegawa (D – Seattle) invite residents of the…
Paper: The Top Enemy of Efficiency
I sat through a briefing this morning on “Provider One,” the state’s new $200 million Medicaid claims processing software implementation exercise. We expect to go live with the software on…
Tax Freedom Day?
One of my favorite thinktanks (The Tax Foundation – www.taxfoundation.org) a conservative tax research organization releases an annual report listing “tax freedom day” for each state. This is the day…
SR 520 Bridge Status Update
The Department of Transportation sends out a regular update on what’s going on. Here’s their update from today celebrating the signing of the 520 bill yesterday at Bellevue City Hall….