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
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…
2009 Legislative Agenda
This year will be particularly difficult due to the national economic disaster. Unlike the federal government, Washington is required to have a balanced budget. Our budget situation is dire, and…