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Title	Author	Creation Date	Summary
The Economic Impact of Hiking Taxes to Close the Budget Gap	WRC	Jan 08, 2010 05:10 PM
Gregoire Presents Book 2 Budget	WRC	Jan 15, 2010 02:22 PM
Governor Gregoire Proposes Budget	WRC	Feb 02, 2007 04:22 AM	With $1.2 Billion Structural Deficit
Senate and House Head Towards a Compromise Budget	WRC	Apr 17, 2007 05:07 PM	Both the house and the senate have passed 2007-09 budgets that spend more than $33.3 billion. Both budgets spend $1.3 billion more than expected revenue and ma...
Time Will TEL: Voters to Decide the Fate of I-1033	WRC	Sep 10, 2009 09:48 AM	Typos corrected 9/14/09
Gain-Sharing Pain Sharing	WRC	Feb 23, 2007 11:28 AM	The gain-sharing program was intended to be a cost-free way to enhance retirement benefits for state employees. But the economists’ truism "there is no free l...
Connecting with Health Care	WRC	Feb 26, 2007 11:29 AM	This policy brief reviews the original intent of "the connector"--a state-chartered health insurance marketplace--discusses the primary areas of concern with th...
Looking Forward to a Rainy Day in November	WRC	Sep 28, 2007 10:21 AM	In November, Washington voters will decide whether to approve or reject SJR 8206, a constitutional amendment that would establish a "rainy day fund."
The Senate and House Spending Plans	WRC	Mar 11, 2010 07:57 AM	Updated March 18
Revenue Forecast Lowered	WRC	Feb 19, 2008 11:56 AM
Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Quash Initiative 960, Measure Moves to the November Ballot	WRC	Sep 11, 2007 11:27 AM	This brief was updated on 9/25/07.
HB 3176	WRC	Feb 12, 2010 02:52 PM
Update on the House and Senate Tax Packages	WRC	Mar 10, 2010 02:10 PM
Legislature Considers Bills that Would Increase Tort Costs	WRC	Mar 01, 2010 01:54 PM
The House and Senate Tax Passages	WRC	Mar 08, 2010 09:36 PM
Fully Recognizing the Benefits of Retirement	WRC	Feb 03, 2007 03:49 AM	The financial statements of Washington’s state and local governments do not fully reflect the cost of providing health care and certain other retirement benef...
Building Us Up for a Fall? Construction and State Tax Revenue	WRC	Feb 27, 2007 01:52 PM	Construction earnings as a share of Personal Income is at a 25-year high in Washington State. A reduction in the share back to normal levels would restrain the ...
House Drops $22.7 Billion "Reality Budget" Sets Stage for Negotiations	WRC	Mar 29, 2007 02:37 PM	The House Appropriations cochairs unveiled their 2001-2003 budget plan yesterday. The House Budget comes closer than budgets proposed by the governor and the Se...
Initiative 775: Wrong Road to Quality Care	WRC	Mar 29, 2007 02:43 PM	A new bureaucracy, expanded collective bargaining, and reduced legislative budget control would be delivered with passage of Initiative 775, a measure focusing ...
Initiative 773 – Fiscal Smoke and Mirrors	WRC	Mar 29, 2007 02:53 PM	Initiative 773 would raise Washington state cigarette taxes to $1.425 per pack, the highest in the nation.
March Revenue Forecast Released	WRC	Mar 29, 2007 03:03 PM	The March forecast reduces the funds available for the 2001-2003 biennium and shows an increased risk of recession. The legislature should be cautious in writin...
Revenue Down	WRC	Mar 29, 2007 03:18 PM	The revenue forecast announced Tuesday morning was immediately made out-ofdate by the Boeing Company’s layoff announcement.
Senate Passes Skinny Transportation Budget	WRC	Mar 29, 2007 03:21 PM	The Senate transportation budget demonstrates the inadequacy of current transportation revenues. Although adopted overwhelmingly, the budget simply sets the s...
Senate Introduces $22.8 Billion 2001-2003 Budget Plan Creative, Generous and Unsustainable	WRC	Mar 29, 2007 03:24 PM	The Senate Ways and Means committee has produced a budget that lifts state spending to $22.8 million. The plan relies heavily on one-time revenues and budget re...
State Revenue Forecast Reduced	WRC	Mar 29, 2007 03:27 PM	The Forecast Council has reduced the forecast of revenue for the 2001-03 biennium by $813 million.