Bill Lucia
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With tax receipts flat, budget hurdles remain for Washington leaders (opens the original)
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The latest forecast of state tax collections released Friday did nothing to brighten Washingtonâs budget outlook. But it does predict the stateâs new income tax will gross hundreds of millions of dollars more than prior projections â if it survives challenges on the ballot and in court. Fridayâs forecast shows tax receipts up $22 million for the current budget that ends June 30, 2027, and $430 million higher in the next biennial spending cycle, compared to estimates the Economic and Reve
Spokane fires destroy hundreds of structures - The Reflector (opens the original)
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Wildfires swept into Spokane on Saturday, burning hundreds of buildings in and around Washington’s second-largest city. About 700 structures, including homes, had been destroyed, according to estimates in a Sunday morning report from the Washington State Emergency Operations Center. The report said that more than 65,000 people were under evacuation orders. There were no reports of deaths or injuries as of Sunday afternoon, though officials emphasized that could change. Mayor Lisa Brown described
Spokane fires destroy hundreds of structures - The Daily Chronicle (opens the original)
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Wildfires swept into Spokane on Saturday, burning hundreds of buildings in and around Washington’s second-largest city. About 700 structures, including homes, had been destroyed, according to estimates in a Sunday morning report from the Washington State Emergency Operations Center. The report said that more than 65,000 people were under evacuation orders. There were no reports of deaths or injuries as of Sunday afternoon, though officials emphasized that could change. Mayor Lisa Brown described
Kraken CEO warns that Washington state business leaders are eyeing exits - The Daily Chronicle (opens the original)
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Tod Leiweke, CEO of the Kraken NHL team and one of the key figures pushing to return the SuperSonics NBA franchise to Seattle, dished some economic words of warning for state lawmakers on Thursday. Leiweke’s beef isn’t with the new income tax on millionaire earners that’s been in the spotlight. He said he’s on track to pay the tax and isn’t necessarily bothered by that. Troubling him is how majority Democrats in Olympia are managing the state’s finances and what he described as a souring mood am
Kraken CEO warns that Washington state business leaders are eyeing exits (opens the original)
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Tod Leiweke, CEO of the Kraken NHL team and one of the key figures pushing to return the SuperSonics NBA franchise to Seattle, dished some economic words of warning for state lawmakers on Thursday. Leiweke’s beef isn’t with the new income tax on millionaire earners that’s been in the spotlight. He said he’s on track to pay the tax and isn’t necessarily bothered by that. RELATED: Washington Legislature adjourns with updated budget, historic ‘millionaires tax' Troubling him is how majority Democra
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