Washington And Oregon Have A Tax Off. Who Wins? Washington has to pony up $3.5 billion for basic education – but how the heck is that going to happen? A back-of-the-envelope calculation by the... Carolyn Adolph
Levy In Mind, Voters Question How Seattle School District Spends Construction Money Magnolia Elementary School is a big, brick building that opened in 1927. This historic landmark has been boarded up for 12 years. "Be careful of the wat... Ann Dornfeld
New Washington Initiative Takes Aim At Carbon Emissions Bill Radke speaks with Yoram Bauman about Carbon Washington, a state initiative that would create a carbon tax and lower the state sales tax by 1... Bill Radke
A Preview Of Washington State's 2016 Legislative Season Bill Radke spoke with Associated Press reporter Rachel La Corte about the three big issues the state legislature will have to deal with in 2016,... Bill Radke
Tim Eyman: Voters Deserve To Win Tax Tug-Of-War Tim Eyman's latest tax-reducing intitiative, I-1366, passed handily in Tuesday's election. Eyman talked to David Hyde about why he thought the... David Hyde
Broke? Taxes On These Shoes Are Another Reason Why Seattle’s surging economy continues to cause concerns about affordability. Monday afternoon, the Seattle Transit riders union held a rally to bring... Carolyn Adolph
The Strange, Short Story Of Washington State’s Income Tax What is the history of Washington state's political allergy to an income tax? Steven Thomson of Olympia posed this question to KUOW's Local Wonder . We... Carolyn Adolph
Seattleites' Road Taxes Could Add Up To A Lot The cure for some of Seattle’s transportation pains may be tough to swallow: a nearly $800 increase in annual taxes, fees and user charges for the city... Gil Aegerter
This Week's News: The Final Frontier Why is William Shatner coming for our water? Does Seattle need rent control? Can a new policing plan tackle drug dealing downtown? Is tipping on the way... David Hyde
State Treasurer Says It's Time For 'Grand Bargain' On Tax System Marcie Sillman talks to State Treasurer Jim McIntire about his proposal for a state income tax and overhaul of our current tax system to raise enough... Marcie Sillman
