News Articles on Tax reform in Washington State
Tax Changes in the House Democrat’ Budget, Sara Gentzler, Washington State Wire, March 25, 2019
Transparency Matters: States like Washington need to adopt a tax expenditure budget, Steve Zemke, The Cascadia Advocate, Jan 29, 2018.
Lawmakers want to reign in Washington’s many tax breaks, Josh Kelty, Bellevue Reporter, Jan. 24, 2018
Boeing got a record tax break from Washington State and cut jobs, LA Times, July 2, 2017
Washington companies got $500 million in tax breaks and that just the ones we know about, KUOW, May 5, 2016
Tax-loophole addicts fall off the wagon, Peter Callaghan, union-bulletin.com, July 10, 2013
Darigold tax break irks Rep. Reuven Carlyle, Brian M Rosenthal, Seattle Times, July 5, 2013
Tax breaks instrumental in reaching state budget deal, Andrew Garber, Seattle Times, June 29, 2013
Republicans Add Last Minute Tax Breaks, Carryn Vande Griend, Publicola, June 28, 2013
Senate Republicans Hold Budget Deal Hostage Over Drowning-Government-in-a Bathtub Measure, Goldy, the Stranger, June 10, 2013
State Senate Passes Budget Plan, Rachael LaCorte, Seattle Times, June 8, 2013
Senate passes revised budget 25 -23, The Capitol Record, June 8, 2013
Closing tax loopholes would aid state in funding education, Bellingham Herald, June 2, 2013
Closing loopholes is not increasing taxes, HeraldNet.com, May 2013
Spin Control: GOP rhetoric can’t derail Democrats’ tax loophole closer, Jim Camden, Spokesman Review, April 28, 2013
Bill passed to extend taxes for education funding, westernfrontonline, April 26, 2013
Progressives meet Eyman’s push with their own initiative, John Stang, Crosscut, April 25, 2013
Tim Eyman plans limiting tax increases to one year, Seattle Times, April 23, 2013
House Democrats drop proposal to make beer tax permanent, Seattle Times, April 23, 2013
Our kids, seniors should trump tax loopholes, The Columbian, April 21, 2013
Lawmakers need to target useless tax breaks, The Bellingham Herald, April 17, 2013
Tax loopholes are letting needed money get away, HeraldNet, April 14, 2013
Washington State Senate budget plan emphasizes spending cuts, Oregon Live, April 3, 2013
Washington tax code is so full of holes it’s a doily, Seattle Times, April 3, 2013
Help schools with more money, not empty chatter, Danny Westneat, Seattle Times, March 30, 2013
Target tax exemptions needed for state revenue, Seattle Times editorial, March 30, 2013
Limiting the Trade-In Exemption: What It Would Mean, Matt Driscoll, SeattleWeekly.com, March 29, 2013
Inslee’s plan: $1.22 billion in K-12 spending, Seattle Times, March 29, 2013
More information about Inslee’s proposed tax exemption closings, Washington State Office of Financial Management, March 2013
As part of Inslee’s first budget proposal Thursday, he pushed, Matt Driscoll, the Weekly, March 28, 2913
Inslee budget targets tax breaks, finds $1.2 B for schools, Seattle Times, March 28, 2013
Ending unneeded tax breaks could help sew up the budget, the Olympian Editorial Board, March 28,2013
Washington State Governor Eyes Tax Loopholes for Elimination, Austin Jenkins, Oregon Public Broadcasting, March 15, 2013
More Proposed Tax Breaks = Less Prosperity , Washington State Budget and Policy Center, March 5, 2013
Washington State Supreme Court Decision – League of Education Voters vs State of Washington overturning Tim Eyman’s Initiative 1053 requiring 2/3 Legislative votes to raise revenue or repeal tax loopholes, February 28, 2013
Washington’s Flawed Revenue System – slideshow by Washington State Budget and Policy Center, Feb 26, 2013
More Ineffective Tax Breaks or Education, Health Care and Prosperity? The Choice is Clear, Washington State Budget and Policy Center, Feb. 26, 2013
We’re Number One at Taxing the Poor – Study Finds Washington State Maintains Nation’s Most Regressive Tax System , Goldy, the Stranger, Feb 6, 2013
How to pass a tax exemption through the finance committee, Rep. Reuven Carlyle, Feb 2013
Washington State ranked Most Regressive in the Country, Publicola, Jan. 31, 2013
Education taxes loom, but will tech companies pay, Brier Dudley’s Blog on Seattle Times, Jan 28, 2013
Microsoft doesn’t need our tax break, Danny Westneat, Seattle Times, Sept. 24, 2011
Every Dollar Counts: Why it’s Time for Tax Expenditure Reform
By Andy Nicholas, Washington State Budget and Policy Center, 2011
Nine Ways to fix Washington’s Tax Mess, Dick Nelson, Crosscut, Oct. 5, 2012
Olympia: Breaking up with a tax favor is so hard to do, Dick Nelson, Crosscut, Oct 3, 2012
New National Report Outlines Effective Tax Expenditure Budgets, Schmudget Blog, May 12, 2012
The Solution – Close Tax Loopholes, Eli Sanders, The Stranger, March 23, 2011
The Problem Isn’t Runaway Spending, Goldy, The Stranger, March 23, 2011
Increase transparency by creating a tax expenditure budget, Schmudget Blog, Feb 2, 2011
State tax breaks for businesses need scrutiny now, Dick Nelson, Crosscut Feb 2, 2011