When lawmakers come back to Olympia next January, they’ll face an estimated $3 billion revenue shortfall thanks to the ongoing recession/weak recovery – and that’s on the heels of about $5.2 billion in cuts over the past three years. So…
When lawmakers come back to Olympia next January, they’ll face an estimated $3 billion revenue shortfall thanks to the ongoing recession/weak recovery – and that’s on the heels of about $5.2 billion in cuts over the past three years. So…
From the Everett Herald: When I think about our future, I think about Mikey, Liana, David, Sean and Stephanie. They are among the high school students I coach in cross country at Ballard High School. They are not the fastest…
From the Washington Business Magazine: By Don Barbieri and Marilyn Watkins Initiative 1098 provides the right reform mix to create a brighter future for Washington: new investments in education and health care, tax cuts for small businesses and property owners…
Two recent pieces of economic analysis are putting the lie to some of the dire claims made by opponents of Initiative 1098. First, Mike Kimmel at Presimetrics runs the numbers and determines there is “a clear positive correlation between the…
Via the League of Education Voters: There has been and will continue to be a lot of talk about what I-1098 does for the adults in Washington State – cuts state property taxes for everyone, eliminates or cuts B&O taxes…
From the Everett Herald: Moneytree is the payday loan company headquartered in Seattle, with 130 branches in the Western U.S. In Everett you can get your payday loan from Moneytree on North Broadway or on Casino Road, and if that…
Want to get the facts on Initiative 1098? Watch this TVW debate, where EOI Policy Director Marilyn Watkins joined Inside Olympia host Austin Jenkins to debate Initiative 1098 with Joe Barer. The debate first aired on 10/7 at 7:00 p.m.…
A new assault on economic wisdom written by Arthur Laffer claims taxing the wealthy will stymie personal income and tax revenue — but it’s a textbook example of using selective data to support a predetermined conclusion. Arthur Laffer is the…
From the Spokane Spokesman-Review: By Donald K. Barbieri I am proud to be chairman of Red Lion Hotels Corporation and former CEO, but my thoughts on the importance of Initiative 1098 are my personal observations. However, it is the 40…
Over 3 budget years from 2009 to 2011, Washington State has dealt with a $12 billion shortfall between the projected need for public services and state revenues – which have plunged because of the recession. Federal stimulus money and the…
