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…
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…