Reps. Larry Seaquist and Jesse Young will host a series of town hall meetings on Friday, February 21 and Saturday, February 22 for residents of the 26th Legislative District. Seaquist…
26th Legislative District Town Halls This Weekend
House unleashes lucha libre reform
People go to professional wrestling, including the style known as lucha libre, to be entertained. House Bill 2573 by Rep. Zack Hudgins (D-Tukwila) would help the emerging business in Washington…
House OKs Moeller proposals covering a variety of issues
State Rep. Jim Moeller and other lawmakers are hurrying toward a midnight Thursday, March 13, deadline for completing the business of the 2014 Legislature. In just the past couple of…
Revenue uptick: State is ‘moving in the right direction — slowly’
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…