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BUDGET & TAXES
Policy Highlighters Capital
budget should focus on "state" projects Gregoire's
"unsustainable" budget GAO
releases second Priorities of Government (POG) study Public
records must remain public House
focusing on Priorities of Government (POG) Current
performance audit proposals Secretary
of State improperly certified election DSHS
fails $6.1 billion Medicaid audit Locke's
tax increase budget: winners and losers State
budget expenditures comparison State's
fraud investigators need refuge from politics Locke
setting next governor up for budget fallout Iran,
U.S. Navy focusing on core government functions Time
for performance review of state's K-12 education system Department
of Revenue raises "death tax" from the grave Budget
deficit or surplus? Numerous
audit findings doubles state's fraud-loss insurance premium Washington
still tops Northwest in state and local tax burden State auditor denied access to state records
AG
candidates agree: Washington's anti-strike law clear Performance
reviews (audits) top DLC priority Deloitte's "independent" 7E7 Economic Impact Study Washington's public
records law under assault DLC renews call for outcome-based
budgets Boeing 7E7 = Washington
jobs? State audit oversight: Legislature's
deafening silence Ferries defiant to
state auditor's findings DSHS response to the
2003 Statewide Audit in its own words Washington's "disadvantageous"
business climate L&I: Failing audits,
increasing rates State auditor uncovers
$767,677 in faulty unemployment benefit payments Public employment continues
to grow Latest facts from governor's
contract with Boeing The Boeing contract and the
state's Constitution Consequences of governor's
supplemental budget Six-year budget outlook:
$3.1 billion deficit or $380 million surplus? Next step in priority-based
budgeting Crack down on fraud and
overpayments before raising unemployment insurance taxes Subsidize jobs, not unemployment UI: Will it put Boeing
and other businesses on a one-way flight out of the state? $400 million federal bailout
not invitation for increased spending House Democrat tax plan
falls short of claims Legislators: Restoring
voter trust is simple House budget lacks fiscal
discipline Welfare and Children's
Services Home health bargain a
bad deal for state Fix the state's Health
Services Account Controlling state medical
assistance costs Corrections and Juvenile
Rehabilitation Reduce state's tort liability Claims management mismanaged Public employment continues
to grow steadily When audits fall short "Savings" for
taxpayers? Performance audit essentials Auditing the auditors Accountability: What is
it? State deficit dramatically
overstated Unemployment insurance
overpayments UI: Shifting the burden
of proof Unemployment insurance
eligibility 2002 Washington State
Tax Comparison Startling facts in DOT's
2003-05 budget Underpaid State Employees? Overpriced contracts:
going, going, gone UW managers oversee employee's
falsified timesheets Reining in the regulators Washington Management Service Taxing toward first place State mimics Enron Locke and Brown: Play now, let our children pay later State payroll continues to grow Competitive bidding allows government to focus Budget Success Budget solutions for legislators Business Matters - Part 8: Repealing the negative effect of impact fees Business Matters - Part
4: Reducing Washington's Business Tax Burden Tort Lawsuits: State treats
symptoms, not problems Federal funding . . . for
political lobbying? Higher Education: Publicly
Accountable? Show us the accountability Underpaid state employees? Washington Tax Burden is
Already Too High Professional, Independent
Audit Needed More News on the Little
Remodeling Project Collective Bargaining for
State Employees Reducing State Legal Fees A Little Remodeling Project
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1 Part Honesty; 2 Parts Arrogance At a March 23, 2005, House Appropriations hearing on a bill to gut the voter-approved I-601 spending limit, Rep. Jim McIntire (D) asked a supporter of I-601’s two-third supermajority requirement for the legislature to raise taxes the following question: "Can you name a time when we [legislators] have actually not just set it [supermajority requirement] aside by majority vote? I mean, this is in many respects a procedural motion that has no bearing. It’s a statutory constraint that cannot constrain any legislature that chooses as a majority to set it aside . . . have we ever used a supermajority [to raise taxes]?" - Rep. Jim McIntire (D - 46) Despite the arrogance of some state officials, Washington's constitution is clear: "All political power is inherent in the people..." |
