Washington budget crisis

Higher ed cuts, suspension of state aid in Gregoire's budget proposal

Glenn Mosley — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 23:59:53 +0000

The supplemental budget proposal submitted by Washington Governor Christine Gregoire today includes cuts in higher education funding and the suspension of the State Work Study Program for college and university students.

Gregoire proposes half-cent sales tax increase for Washington

Austin Jenkins — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:50:16 +0000

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Republicans call it a bad idea. Advocates on the left say it’s not enough. Those are some of the responses to Washington Governor Chris Gregoire’s proposal Monday to temporarily raise the state sales tax.

Seattle think tank floats state capital gains tax

Austin Jenkins — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 22:59:28 +0000

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Washington voters last year rejected a state income tax on high-wage earners. Now a left-of-center think tank is proposing a tax on investors to help bail out the state budget.