Washington companies got $500 million in tax breaks, and that’s just the ones we know about Boeing’s mega-tax breaks have focused public attention on the state legislature’s decisions to forgo tax revenues. The legislature offers more than 600... Carolyn Adolph
If We Copied Massachusetts, Would We Get An A+ For Education? In Washington state, we look at Massachusetts with envy. Massachusetts has a top-ranked education system, whereas Washington is in the lower middle. Carolyn Adolph
Washington Tax Revenue Would Be Double If It Was Idaho Washington state relies heavily on a sales tax for state revenue. More than 40 states in the union rely on both a sales tax and an income tax. Now there... Carolyn Adolph
City Council Wants Public Input On Seattle Housing Levy Today Would you agree to pay more taxes every year to keep low-income people in their homes? That's one goal of Seattle's proposed housing levy. The public... Paige Browning
This Portland Barista Pays Fewer Taxes Than Seattle Baristas In Oregon, the state tax system puts the burden more on the rich than the poor. Washington state is the opposite: Part-time workers pay up to 24 percent... Carolyn Adolph
Washington And Oregon Have A Tax Off. Who Wins? Washington has to pony up $3.5 billion for basic education – but how the heck is that going to happen? A back-of-the-envelope calculation by the... Carolyn Adolph
Levy In Mind, Voters Question How Seattle School District Spends Construction Money Magnolia Elementary School is a big, brick building that opened in 1927. This historic landmark has been boarded up for 12 years. "Be careful of the wat... Ann Dornfeld
New Washington Initiative Takes Aim At Carbon Emissions Bill Radke speaks with Yoram Bauman about Carbon Washington, a state initiative that would create a carbon tax and lower the state sales tax by 1... Bill Radke
A Preview Of Washington State's 2016 Legislative Season Bill Radke spoke with Associated Press reporter Rachel La Corte about the three big issues the state legislature will have to deal with in 2016,... Bill Radke
Tim Eyman: Voters Deserve To Win Tax Tug-Of-War Tim Eyman's latest tax-reducing intitiative, I-1366, passed handily in Tuesday's election. Eyman talked to David Hyde about why he thought the... David Hyde
