BUDGET & TAXES
Press Releases
Senate fails to
adopt independent performance audits by one vote Press Release | April 7, 2005
House strikes out
on fiscal restraint Press Release | April 6, 2005
Senate adopts budget
ensuring future billion dollar "deficit" Press Release | March 30, 2005
Senate budget ignores
voter-approved spending limit Press Release | March 28, 2005
Democrats confirm
I-601 strategy Press Release | March 25, 2005
Correction: OFM reforms
FTE budget reporting Press Release | March 24, 2005
Gregoire plays budget
shell games to avoid vote of the people Press Release | March 21, 2005
I-601's impact on
Gregoire's budget proposal News Advisory | March 18, 2005
State will have $1.7
billion more to spend for 2005-07 Press Release | March 17, 2005
State Auditor releases
"2004 Statewide Accountability Report" Press Release | March 7, 2005
Performance audit
bill striker? News Advisory | March 2, 2005
Unions 1, taxpayers
0 Press Release | February 24, 2005
House passes restrictive
performance audit bill Press Release | February 2, 2005
House poised to act
on performance audit bill Press Release | January 27, 2005
Performance
audit bill drafted in Senate Press Release | January 10, 2005
EFF requests election-related
public records from Secretary of State Press Release | December 30, 2004
Locke taxes and runs Press Release | December 16, 2004
Forced union dues
at work to count every "Gregoire" vote Press Release | December 7, 2004
Locke alludes to
tax increase Press Release | November 30, 2004
I-601 vs. politicians News Advisory | November 18, 2004
2005-07 revenue forecast
$193 million more than I-601 spending limit Press Release | September 16, 2004
State investigates
Labor Council political activities Press Release | September 15, 2004
EFF files ethics
complaint against Governor Locke News Advisory | September 13, 2004
WSLC fails to report
political spending to IRS Press Release | September 2, 2004
EFF files complaint
against WSLC Press Release | September 1, 2004
DSHS: "No doubt
there is fraud throughout the state..."
Caesar takes his,
and then some
EFF files federal complaint
against DSHS
DSHS flouts the law...again
EFF launches audit
pledge campaign
JLARC report urges
legislators to prioritize
EFF appeals public
records ruling
Judge modifies I-884
ballot title
Judge says state can
discriminate against EFF
EFF asks judge for
penalties in public records suit
Supplemental budget
pushes state spending $409 million past forecasted revenue
Judge agrees to review
documents for trade secrets
EFF records hearing
moved to 2:30 p.m. tomorrow
Boeing releases “trade
secrets” of state-funded training center
State attempts to strike
declarations of support made by legislators and Talmadge
EFF public records
lawsuit: Hearing scheduled for 9 a.m. on February 27
Boeing contract: State
delivers 250 pages of additional details to EFF
EFF runs ads about
Boeing contract in five newspapers
EFF files lawsuit to
obtain Boeing contract details
Still waiting for the
"unsecret" details of the Boeing agreement
January 21 @ 7:30
a.m. – EFF to host legislative briefing on details of Boeing contract
EFF parries L&I
editorial
State agency partially
corrects misinterpretation of law
Governor abandons
"Priorities of Government"
Supplemental budget:
Priority-based or business-as-usual?
Governor
Davis Does Not Take Sufficient Responsibility for Crisis
State to hold forum
on competitive contracting
Number of full-time
equivalent state employees continues to rise
Washingtonians to
work until July 20 for cost of government
April 27: Washington
Tax Freedom Day Press Release | April 25, 2003
House budget: Tax
shell game News Advisory | April 18, 2003
Notes on I-728 and
I-732 News Advisory | April 11, 2003
Taxpayers fight back Press Release | April 8, 2003
Citizens pitch in
to buy newspaper ad and send message to legislators Press Release | April 1, 2003
Revenue for 2003-05
up $1.3 billion—$238 million less than planned
New study: Greenhouse
gas programs could cost state billions
Nearly 30% of Washingtonians
would directly benefit from elimination of dividend double tax
January 14: Taxpayer
Action Day at the Capitol
Washington Business
Journal
EFF launches Waste
Watchers website
Locke's 2003-05 budget
Washington’s
Governor Locke proposes innovative deficit solution
EFF urges legislators
to work with governor's new budget model
Washington "Cost
of Government Day" comes four days later this year on July 13 News Advisory | July 3, 2002
State Auditor uncovers
serious problems in state’s management of federal funds
Brown budget looks red
State budget headlines
Murphy's Law: violations of Budget and Accounting Act or securities fraud
Governor and Treasurer in violation of Budget and Accounting Act
Governor needs to issue Executive Order -- NOW!
Locke's response to forecast: too little, too late
No waste left in the budget to cut? Think again.
Boeing: "Washington is
not competitive."
Bob Williams to speak
to hundreds of state legislators
Washingtonians must work 130 days to pay tax bill
How will tax cuts
affect you?
More on Budget and Taxes:
Evergreen Freedom Foundation
P.O. Box 552, Olympia, WA 98507
Phone: (360) 956-3482, Fax: (360) 352-1874
Email:
effwa@effwa.org
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