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House approves $34.5B budget on 54-to-43 vote
The House budget battle with the state Senate is joined. By a 54-to-43 vote, House Democrats pushed through a $34.5 billion budget bill to fund Washington state government operations for 2013-15 on...
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Budget battle is joined as House passes $905M tax plan with bare minimum 50...
Majority Democrats used their superior numbers in the state House to muscle through a $905 million tax package aimed at funding education today on a 50-to-47 vote. Five Democrats – Reps. Kathy Haigh...
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WEA rally draws more than 1,000; Gov. Inslee vows to seek more revenue
The Washington Education Association brought more than 1,000 activists to the Olympia for a rally on the Capitol steps today. Union president Mary Lindquist, who is handing over the reins of the...
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House votes to turn sales-tax break for out-of-state shoppers into a refund...
House Democrats used their superior numbers to push through a tax measure this evening that ends the sales-tax exemption for out-of-state shoppers, turning the tax break into a refund program. House...
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