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  • The Unprotected Budget
  • Statement on Governor's Budget Release
  • UPDATE: Governor's Budget Proposes Deep Cuts
  • Editorial Coverage
  • NY Times Krugman on State Spending Cuts
  • Tell your friends!
  • Tim Eyman Initiative on Property Taxes
  • The State Budget Over Time
  • 35 States Face New Budget Shortfalls, More Federal Fiscal Relief Needed
  • New Slideshow on State Economic and Fiscal Outlook
  • Legislative Session Starts, Lawmakers Look to D.C. for Help
  • Homelessness Likely to Rise under Governor's Budget
  • Governor's Budget Undermines Progress
  • Climate Change Fairness in the House Ecology Committee
  • Special Series: Five Facts About the Deficit and the Economy
  • Five Facts About the Economy and the Deficit Fact 1: People Aren't Buying Stuff
  • Five Facts About the Economy and Deficit Fact 2: People Aren't Buying Real Estate
  • Five Facts About the Economy and Deficit Fact 3: People Are Losing Their Jobs
  • Five Facts About the Economy and Deficit Fact 4: The Economy Needs a Big Push
  • Five Facts About the Economy and Deficit Fact 5: The Deficit Is Already Here
  • Green Jobs and the Economy
  • House Proposal Makes Deep Cuts; Comparison With Governor's Proposal Difficult
  • Climate Change: Governor’s new proposal protects consumers with lower incomes
  • Commentary: Keep Revenue Options On the Table
  • In Most States, GA-U Fills Gaps in Economic Security and Health Care Systems
  • Big Budget News: Preliminary Revenue Forecast Set For February 19th
  • Governor's New Online Tool Provides Opportunity to Explore Budget Options - Or Does It?
  • Tax expenditures - spending by another name
  • We Need a Strong Recovery, Quick
  • Family Resources and Work Supports: An Online Tool
  • General Assistance: New Strategies for a Vital Program
  • A Shared Vision for Washington State: Four-Part Series
  • UPDATE: Federal Stimulus Requires State Investment in Health Care
  • $3 Billion for Washington State Fiscal Relief
  • "A Shared Vision" Part One: Education and Opportunity
  • Does the AWB Want an Income Tax?
  • $2.3 billion of bad news
  • "A Shared Vision" Part Two: Thriving Communities
  • UPDATE: Economists Speak Out on the Budget Deficit
  • Our Deficit Is Among the Worst
  • TNT Asks: What To Do About the State Budget?
  • More Economists Sign Letter to Lawmakers
  • Federal Stimulus Supports Washington's TANF program
  • "A Shared Vision" Part Three: Healthy People and Environment
  • Debunking Myths About GA-U
  • Accounting for Medicaid Spending Growth
  • Discussing the Budget on TVW
  • "A Shared Vision" Part Four: Economic Security
  • Community Health Centers and the State Budget
  • Maximizing Federal Funds for Health Care
  • UPDATE: "The High Cost of Subprime Lending"
  • "The High Cost of Subprime Lending" Part Two: Loans by Neighborhood & Region
  • "The High Cost of Subprime Lending" Part 3: Future of Housing Crisis in Washington
  • Unemployment Rate Expected to Reach 10%
  • Children and Homelessness in Washington State
  • 28 Percent of Lower Income Parents Uninsured in 2008
  • Official Forecast Out, Now What?
  • Discussing the Budget on TV
  • The State of Washington's Children
  • Help us make schmudget better!
  • Eight Point What? Your Guide to the Deficit Numbers
  • Food Stamp Increase Provides Boost to Washington Families and Economy
  • Senate Budget: Bold Action Needed
  • Senate Budget Does Not Take Full Advantage of Federal Funds
  • Senate Budget Impairs Economic Security
  • Senate Budget Proposes Devastating Cuts to Basic Health
  • Education and Opportunity in the Senate Budget
  • House Budget Proposal: Comparison with Governor and Senate
  • The House and Senate Budgets: Different Priorities?
  • Impact of Recovery Act in Washington: Making Work Pay Credit and Unemployment Benefits
  • Update on Basic Health Cuts
  • Working Families Tax Rebate: A Tool for Economic and Fiscal Recovery
  • Working Families Tax Rebate: Benefits by Legislative District
  • False Choices on GA-U
  • Federal legislation will give a $250 billion tax cut to wealthy estates
  • Budget Cuts Hurt Working Families
  • Four Facts About GA-U #1: GA-U is an Important Part of Our Health Care System
  • Four Facts About GA-U #2: In Fact, Other States Do Have GA-U Programs
  • Working Families Tax Rebate Administration Would be Straightforward and Efficient
  • Accessing Federal Stimulus Money for Unemployment Insurance
  • Four Facts About GA-U #3: GA-U Benefit Has Not Changed in 18 Years
  • Four Facts About GA-U #4: What Will Happen If It's Gone?
  • Federal Estate Tax: Examining the Impact on Small Farms and Businesses in Washington
  • Seattle Times Op-ed on State Budget Decisions
  • Sales Tax Increase Would Be Offset on Federal Return
  • Working Families Rebate would Benefit Families with Children
  • Crosscut Article on General Assistance Unemployable
  • Updated Estimates on Revenue from Sales Tax Increase
  • UPDATE: Revenue for Health Care and Tax Rebate Proposed
  • Working Families Tax Rebate by Legislative District
  • A Tax Cut for Lower Income Working Families
  • How Much Would You Get? A Working Families Tax Rebate Calculator
  • Earth Day Kicks Off New Climate Series on Schmudget
  • A Fair Sales Tax for Health and Economic Security
  • Comparison of Budget Agreement to House and Senate Budgets
  • UPDATE: A Longer-Term Perspective on State Budget Proposals
  • Spokesman-Review Editorial Debunks Myths on Taxes and Spending
  • Climate Series #2: Why Cap and Trade?
  • Climate Series #3: Offsetting Increased Energy Costs for Lower Income Households
  • Climate Series #4: Utilities are a Limited Option for Offsetting Increased Energy Costs
  • March Mass Layoffs Are Worst on Record
  • Washington TANF Caseload Increases Match State Forecasts
  • UPDATE: High Unemployment Across the State
  • Uninsurance High Among Unemployed
  • High Cost of Subprime Lending Featured on KUOW
  • Series on the State Budget Crisis: Part One, The Big Picture
  • Series on the State Budget Crisis: Part Two, Cuts to Vital Programs
  • Series on the State Budget Crisis: Part Three, States Raise Taxes
  • $8 Billion Deficit: What a Difference a Year Made
  • Closing the Deficit: An Unbalanced Approach
  • Update: How to Lower Costs of Climate Change Policies for Consumers
  • The State Budget and Federal Recovery Funds
  • The Final Budget Cuts: Part One
  • When Will the Recession Be Over?
  • The Final Budget Cuts, Part Two: Education and Opportunity
  • The Final Budget Cuts, Part Three: Thriving Communities
  • Policy Analyst Job Opening
  • The Final Budget Cuts, Part Four: Economic Security
  • Basic Health Waiting List Growing by 386 People Per Day
  • Structural Deficit: E-Commerce Sales Tax Revenue Losses Are Growing
  • Unemployment Rate Understates Problem
  • Structural Deficit: The Shift in Consumption from Goods to Services
  • New Revenue Forecast Emphasizes Need for Real Solutions
  • Will Basic Health Become Unaffordable?
  • Increased TANF Caseloads Across the Country Linked to Rising Unemployment
  • Increasing Access to Healthy Food in Washington State
  • Increases in Caseload Forecast Will Cost $250 Million
  • I-1033: What's At Stake for Washington State
  • Initiative 1033: Severely Constricts State and Local Spending
  • I-1033 Would Limit Government's Ability to Save for a Rainy Day
  • Budget & Policy Center's Remy Trupin Discusses Flaws in 1033 on KUOW
  • Initiative 1033: Harms Our Ability to Recover from Economic Downturns
  • Initiative 1033: Harmful Effects Worsen Over Time
  • Initiative 1033: Experience in Colorado Shows Harmful Effects
  • Revenue Implications of Federal Estate Tax Reform
  • UPDATE: Basic Health Waiting List Continues to Grow
  • Strength in Numbers: The New KIDS COUNT Data Center
  • KIDS COUNT Data Center: Child Poverty Across the State
  • KIDS COUNT Data Center: Child Poverty and Unemployment
  • KIDS COUNT Data Center: High School Graduation Rates Influences Economic Security
  • KIDS COUNT Data Center: Higher Education and Future Prosperity
  • BPC Report Shows I-1033 Undermines Public Priorities
  • UPDATE: Official State Analysis Shows High Cost of I-1033
  • Budget & Policy Center Urges Cantwell To Offset Consumer Costs in Climate Bill
  • Senate Climate Bill Should Redirect Resources from Business to Consumers
  • Budget & Policy Center Launches Facebook Page
  • Toxic Twins: I-1033 Mirrors Colorado's Corrosive TABOR
  • Toxic Twins Part 2: TABOR Caused Sharp Declines in Health Care Funding
  • State Policy Fellowship Program Seeks Applicants
  • Toxic Twins Part 3: Colorado’s Transportation Infrastructure Deteriorated Under TABOR
  • Toxic Twins Part 4: TABOR Did Nothing for Colorado's Economy
  • New Census Health Insurance Data Likely to Show Declines in Health Coverage throughout Washington State
  • Public Insurance Keeps Uninsured Numbers from Rising, New Census Data Shows
  • Income Inequality Grew Steadily from 2002-07
  • Washington Families Risk Losing Housing Assistance
  • More Bad News for State Revenue
  • Struggling to Make Ends Meet
  • Nearly 1 in 6 Washington Workers Were Underemployed in First Half of 2009
  • In Franklin and Yakima Counties, 28 Percent of the Population Lacked Health Insurance in 2008
  • UPDATE: Editorial Board Discussions in Seattle, Yakima, and Olympia
  • New Census Poverty Data Reveal Deep Disparities throughout Washington
  • Special Series: The Impact of I-1033 on Counties
  • Special Series: The Impact of I-1033 on Snohomish County
  • Special Series: The Impact of I-1033 on Spokane County
  • Special Series: The Impact of I-1033 on Clark County
  • Special Series: The Impact of I-1033 on Yakima County
  • New CBPP Report: I-1033’s Problematic Measure of Inflation
  • Budget Cuts Have Negative Impact on Public Health Infrastructure
  • 24 of 31 Local Health Jurisdictions Cut Public Health Programs
  • DSHS Budget Proposal would Harm Health Care, Cost Federal Funding
  • New BPC report: Federal Estate Tax Supports Public Priorities
  • BPC hires new Communications Manager
  • Revenue Forecast Tomorrow Will Show Growing Deficit
  • Wait list for the Basic Health Plan now exceeds enrollment
  • The economy wreaks more havoc on the state budget
  • EOI releases "The State of Working Washington 2009"
  • Raising Taxes Would Prevent Economically Damaging Budget Cuts
  • An Imbalanced Budget
  • Governor's Budget will Create Costly Problems Down the Road
  • Governor’s Forthcoming Revenue Proposal Only a Drop in the Bucket
  • Governor's Budget would Reduce Opportunity for Students from Preschool to University
  • Failing to Extend Federal Recovery Funding will Cost Jobs
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  • Governor's Budget Shows Need for Balanced Approach
  • FY09-11 Budget Cuts to Health and Environment Would Total 15%
  • FY09-11 Education Budget Cuts Would Total 14% - Higher Ed Gets 23% Hit
  • FY09-11 Budget Would Cut Economic Security Spending by 23%
  • New Policy Brief: Increasing and Modernizing the Sales Tax
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  • Increasing the Sales Tax and Funding the Working Families Tax Rebate
  • A Balanced Approach: Increasing and Modernizing the Sales Tax
  • Modernizing the Sales Tax
  • Governor’s “Book 2” Budget Still Emphasizes Cuts over Revenue
  • Investing in Washington’s Workforce
  • Governor Gregoire's Tax Proposals
  • Times Op-Ed Questions Rhetoric Around Federal Estate Tax
  • The One-Two Punch
  • What is 'Economic Nexus' and Why Do I Care?
  • Important Work Support in Jeopardy
  • Working Families Tax Rebate by Legislative District
  • How Much Would You Get? A Working Families Tax Rebate Calculator
  • New Revenue Bill is a Good Start
  • Proposed I-960 Changes Would Improve Budget Process
  • Proposed Budget Would Undermine Environmental Protection Efforts
  • One-sixth of Washingtonians Were Underemployed in 2009
  • Shortfall Larger by $96 Million
  • Communities of Color Face High Underemployment in Washington
  • More Bad News for Revenue; Time to Act
  • New Sales Tax Measure Would Prevent Damaging Cuts
  • Options for Raising Revenue
  • Governor's revenue proposal makes progress, but more is needed
  • Working Families Tax Rebate Administration Would be Straightforward and Efficient
  • Senate Budget Proposal: Revenue Increases Would Account for only 10% of Total Budget Solutions
  • A Primer on the Working Families Tax Rebate
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  • Cuts in the Senate Budget Proposal
  • Details of Senate Revenue Proposal
  • UPDATED: Components of Solutions under Three Budgets
  • Legislation Promotes Tax Expenditure Transparency and Accountability
  • Hazardous Substance Tax Proposal Would Ease Recession’s Impact on State Budget
  • Senate Budget would Cut Vital Support for Struggling Families
  • UPDATED: Details on Four Budget Proposals
  • Comparison of 2010 Revenue Proposals
  • Basic Health in Your County
  • New Excise Taxes on Packaged Beverages Would Promote Public Health, Cleaner Environment
  • Senate Ways & Means Passed Revenue Proposal
  • Update: Comparison of Revenue Proposals
  • Make No Mistake--State Budget Will Shrink under Senate and House Proposals
  • Current WA tax proposals enacted in many states, new report shows
  • Legislature considers limiting costly tax preference for banks
  • Custom Software Taxed in 11 States
  • State Senate Passes Updated Revenue Package
  • Details of New House & Senate Revenue Packages
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