U.S. Senate’s ‘symbolic’ vote on online taxes keeps cash-hopes alive in the...
The U.S. Senate voted 75-to-24 Friday to approve a budget amendment that doesn’t yet usher in a new era of taxing online retail sales in all states. But it did show that the so-called Marketplace...
View ArticleUPDATE – Gov. Inslee takes a big swipe at the Senate Republicans’ budget that...
The Senate budget plan crafted by Republicans with help from minority Democrats has drawn a broadside from Gov. Jay Inslee for what he called “short term fixes and budget tricks.” The plan does not...
View ArticleSen. McAuliffe introduces income tax to help fund K-12 schools, cut sales tax...
Some legislative ideas are dubbed dead on arrival and then there are the ones for which the funeral quite possibly preceded the birth. We’ll just have to wait and see on Democratic Sen. Rosemary...
View ArticleCould this be the day Senate Democrats’ take their stab at a procedural coup?
Senate Democratic Leader Ed Murray made clear Monday that his minority caucus is looking for a way to seize control of the Senate and force votes on a pair of controversial bills blocked by the...
View ArticleDemocrats move to 9th order; maneuver fails as Majority Coalition leader Tom...
A bid by minority Democrats to seize control of the Washington state Senate ended in a fizzle late Tuesday afternoon. They got 23 votes in favor of a procedural motion, called the 9th Order, but needed...
View ArticleReady for a road trip? As special session beckons, Senate Majority Leader Tom...
If Washington state lawmakers ever sipped truth serum, they’d probably fess right up: A special session is just around the corner in Olympia. But with 10 days left in the regular 105-day session, and...
View ArticleUPDATE – Senate GOP calls press conference to blame House, Democrats for...
UPDATE: As several Senate Democrats pointed out on Thursday, Republicans’ political campaign committee is holding a fundraiser at Monday at a private residence in Olympia. The event, which is confirmed...
View ArticleUPDATE – Gov. Inslee again slaps Senate Republicans’ estate tax plan
Gov. Jay Inslee took big shots today at a Senate Majority Coalition Caucus plan to lower estate-tax rates for wealthy families and also to exempt two-thirds of the 300 estates that now pay the...
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