Cindi Holmstrom, the Director of the Department of Revenue, sent me this chart and the associated comments last week. It’s a sobering indicator of economic conditions. Taxable retail sales provide…
Taxable Retail Sales
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Basic education funding task force releases final report to the Legislature
Ed system overhaul would include changes to teacher pay, additional class time  For immediate release – January 14, 2009 The task force that spent nearly two years reviewing Washington’s…
Viaduct Proposal – Deep Bored Tunnel
Governor Gregoire announced a proposed solution to the viaduct problem today, and I think she’s got the best of a bad bunch. Click here for her press release. She proposes…
Worth Reading
Michael Lewis (Liar’s Poker…) has a great op-ed in the New York Times this week about the total lack of adult supervision in the other Washington and the culture that…
Rep. Mike Sells Dec 19/2012 e-memo
December 19, 2011 Message from Rep. Mike Sells Special session ends with considerable progress on the budget The Legislature has adjourned until January 9, 2012. The just-ended special session, while…