BUDGET & TAXES
Commentaries
Legislature
doesn't trust state auditor
Commentary | April 8, 2005 | Jason Mercier
The
people vs. "their" legislature
Commentary | March 24, 2005 | Jason Mercier
Open
Letter to Robin Arnold-Williams, Secretary DSHS
Open Letter | March 15, 2005
EFF
testimony regarding HB 1758: Public records reform
Testimony | February 9, 2005 | Jason Mercier
Open
Letter to State Legislators, Re: Performance Audits (HB 1064)
Open Letter | February 3, 2005
EFF
testimony regarding HB 1134: Creating a public records ombudsman
Testimony | February 1, 2005 | Jason Mercier
Open
Letter to State Legislators, Re: Performance Audits
Open Letter | January 28, 2005
Performance
audit veto lurking?
Commentary | January 19, 2005 | Jason Mercier
No more budget savings
to be found?
Commentary | January 7, 2005
Taxes for services
not government jobs
Commentary | October 21, 2004
Boeing
appears willing to re-negotiate state subsidy agreement
Open Letter | October 15, 2004 | Bob Williams
The two Washingtons: public versus private employment
Commentary | September 22, 2004 | Michael Vernon and Jason Mercier
WSF
workers arrested for stealing fares
Commentary | June 8, 2004 | Jason Mercier
Exclusive report identifies
corporate strategy for fleecing state government
Commentary | May 20, 2004
Free at Last? Almost...
April 15: Washington Tax Freedom Day
Commentary | April 12, 2004
EFF offers five-step
program to address chronic audit findings
Commentary | March 24, 2003
Governor Locke calls
for $1 billion annually in new education spending
Commentary | February 5, 2004 | Lynn Harsh
Deja vu for Oregon's
tax increase advocates
Commentary | February 4, 2004
What To Do About the
Looming Billion Dollar Budget Deficit?
Commentary | January 27, 2004 | Lynn Harsh
Evergreen
Freedom Foundation testimony regarding SB 6391
Testimony | January 22, 2004 | Jason Mercier
Oregon tax reformers
put cart before horse
Commentary | December 8, 2003 | Jason Mercier & Marsha Richards
How
Washington State Balanced Its Budget
Commentary | November 1, 2003 | Heartland Institute
Washington's business
climate: "We suck."
Commentary | October 24, 2003 | Bob Williams
Revenue forecast highlights
need for legislators to begin priorities review
Commentary | September 19, 2003 | Jason Mercier
If only happy-talk
was enough to land the 7E7. . .
Commentary | September 10, 2003 | Bob Williams
Accountability:
Low state priority?
Commentary | July 25, 2003 | Jason Mercier
Does the state really
need taxpayer funded lobbyists?
Commentary | July 9, 2003 | Jason Mercier
Open letter to state
legislators, RE: State budget policy
June 23, 2003 | Bob Williams
Revenue forecast dips
into reserves
Commentary | June 20, 2003
WEA cries "Wolf!"
again
Commentary | June 18, 2003
States anti-business
climate begins to thaw
Commentary | June 12, 2003
Open letter to state
legislators, RE: Business climate
June 3, 2003 | Bob Williams
Nine days left to adopt
2003-05 budget . . . and avoid a misdemeanor
Commentary | May 23, 2003 | Jason Mercier
Still time to implement
true performance audits
Commentary | May 14, 2003
Chopps unreasonable
demands
Commentary | May 13, 2003 | Bob Williams
House spending proposal
incomplete and unbalanced
Commentary | May 5, 2003
That's a (legislative)
wrap
Commentary | April 30, 2003 | Bob Williams
House budget spends
$1 billion more than Senate
Commentary | April 16, 2003
Senate passes budget
with no new taxes
Commentary | April 4, 2003
Taxpayer group reacts
to Senate budget
Commentary | April 2, 2003
$136 million spending
increase passes House
Commentary | March 31, 2003
Accountability in action
Commentary | January 31, 2003
Bergeson flunks Budget
101
Commentary | December 19, 2002
Embracing "Priorities
of Government"
Commentary | December 17, 2002
Reform L&I before
increasing rates
Commentary | December 2, 2002
Governor, budget team
outline innovative solution to state deficit
Commentary | November 7, 2002
Need a job? Maybe a
laptop will help
Commentary | November 4, 2002 | Jason Mercier
Chicken Littles in
our midst
Commentary | September 20, 2002 | Marsha Richards
A few too many hiccups
in Liquor Board's accounting
Commentary | August 14, 2002
Crime does pay at UW
Commentary | August 1, 2002 | Bob Williams
Budget Spring Cleaning
Commentary | April 30, 2002 | Jason Mercier
$1 billion plus reasons
why
Commentary | April 22, 2002 | Jason Mercier
They'll be back!
Commentary | March 15, 2002
Strange Economics, Professor Brown
Commentary | March 6, 2002 | Lynn Harsh
Silly performance audit bill attempts to deflect critics
Commentary | February 14, 2002 | Lynn Harsh
Locke declares War on Taxpayers
Commentary | February 5, 2002
Governor's speech: All
talk, no action
Commentary | January 15, 2002 | Bob Williams
Democrats acknowledge benefits of tax cuts
Commentary | November 5, 2001
Lower tax burden? Depends on you definition
Commentary | October 29, 2001
More on Budget and Taxes:
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P.O. Box 552, Olympia, WA 98507
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