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Gregoire proposes deep budget cuts

Gregoire proposes deep budget cuts

Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire, responding to a massive budget gap of $4.6 billion and public sentiment against tax hikes, is proposing a $32 billion two-year state budget that slashes virtually every segment of state spending. The governor recommended eliminating some of her favorite programs, including health coverage for the working poor, tax support of state parks, Disability Lifeline grants, Children’s Health Program, class-size reduction in K-4, and more.  She proposed shuttering the history museums in Tacoma and Spokane and freezing…

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WA Poll: Dino-Patty, pot, income tax and more …

WA Poll: Dino-Patty, pot, income tax and more …

The Washington Poll from folks at U-Dub shows a potentially tight race for U.S. Senate and support for both a state income tax on high-wage earners and re-asserting a two-thirds supermajority requirement for raising taxes in Olympia. The statewide poll, conducted May 3-23, has Democratic Sen. Patty Murray at 44 percent and Republican Dino Rossi at 40 percent.  Rossi, the Republican candidate for governor in the past two elections, was expected to jump into the Senate campaign on Wednesday.  The…

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