Today’s suggested exemptions to ax and sins to tax: $10.9 million | Sales tax on out of state coal. Coal burned by a Centralia power plant was exempted from sales tax when 70% was purchased locally, to help preserve…
Today’s suggested exemptions to ax and sins to tax: $10.9 million | Sales tax on out of state coal. Coal burned by a Centralia power plant was exempted from sales tax when 70% was purchased locally, to help preserve…
Twenty-eight percent of people below the age of 65 with incomes below, at, or near poverty do not have health coverage. Public policy and the private sector are failing to insure many low and moderate-income working families in Washington state.…
Smoking Habits Start Young and Die Hard Almost 90% of adult smokers begin their habits at or before age 18, making kids an essential market for tobacco advertisers. Each year in Washington, 24,000 teenagers become new daily smokers. Youth smoking…
Smoking Rates in Washington State Smoking among youth is on the rise. Five percent of 6th graders, 15% of 8th graders, 25% of 10th graders, and 29% of 12th graders smoke. There was a 38% increase from 1990 to 1998…
I-773 will raise the current Washington state cigarette tax by $0.60 and impose a comparable surtax on other tobacco products. The additional tax revenues ($160 million in fiscal year 2003) will be used to: expand access to the Basic Health…
Health care insurance is fundamental to Americans’ quality of life and peace of mind. Unfortunately, our health care system, which relies on a patchwork of voluntary employer and government sponsored health insurance, has failed to insure health care for millions…
