A revised General Fund-State (GF-S) revenue forecast for the current (2013-2015) biennium and the next (2015-2017) biennium was adopted at today’s Economic and Revenue Forecast Council meeting. GF-S revenues are…
House passes Carlyle reform to end secrecy for tax prefences
Speech on the House floor shortly before the passage of House Bill 2201: Excerpt of the blog post (The moral hazard of tax preference secrecy) on this issue: How much do…
House passes bill honoring Kip Tokuda
The House honored an inspirational leader on Tuesday with the passage of House Bill 2776, a bill that will rededicate an education program he was instrumental in creating as the…
Career and college readiness and tax exemption transparency
Yesterday was a “cutoff” day at the state Legislature, meaning policy bills sponsored by House members must be approved by the full House to allow further consideration in the legislative…
UW ranks among top well-rounded universities
The Center on Higher Education Reform has named the University of Washington’s Bothell and Seattle campuses among the top schools in the nation for providing accessible, affordable higher education that…