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By: Associated Press | Feb. 7, 2012
Senate Ways and Means Chairman Ed Murray is touting a new idea that puts whipped cream and a cherry atop the governor's plan for a temporary half-cent sales tax increase. Under Murray's plan, when the temporary tax expires, the state would impose a permanent capital gains tax. One way to ensure opposition when the plan goes to the polls!
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By: Erik Smith | Washington State Wire | Feb. 7, 2012
If your car flunks the test, you can pay $150 to a repair shop, get a waiver -- but it doesn't mean your car is fixed. A Kastama proposal calls attention to the fact that no one can prove the state emissions-testing program makes the air any cleaner.
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By: Erik Smith | Washington State Wire | Feb. 4, 2012
A decision by a Democratic chairwoman to kill a pair of high-profile education bills has triggered an all-but-unheard-of standoff in a Senate committee and a backroom blowup among the Senate Democrats. And it demonstrates this year, as last, that the moderate Roadkill Dems hold all the cards.
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By: Jim Boldt | Washington State Wire | 02.04.12
We at WSW were so relieved that the State Department of Ecology has decided not to fine Seattle fisherman Pete Knutson for his 2-ounce oil spill.
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By: Jim Boldt | Washington State Wire | 02.06.12
One caucus, a split caucus, two caucuses, weak Rs or strong creative R's ...it will not matter. Taxes are going to go on the ballot, creativity will be smothered by "stay the course," and this majority will go out for elections with its present leadership in place.
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By: Jim Boldt | Washington State Wire | 01.31.12
Newt is not going to quit. He is going to continue to try and hold his cool, not go off on someone or about some issue. He is as smart as any one of them, continues to talk of solid experienced realignment of our government...
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By: Jim Boldt | Washington State Wire | 01.26.12
Do we have to continue to talk about what's going on in the real world, the demands being placed on future generations of students, the drag on success created by 20th century education unions, the desire of most educators to do the right thing, and the current lack of courage by Washington's elected to step up?
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No Real Surprises -- Bill Moves to Floor for Vote Wednesday
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| By: Andrew Garber/ Seattle Times |
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Will Local Gal Make Good? -- Congresswoman Started as Administrative Assistant in Oly
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Should Richest 10% of Americans Shoulder Higher Share of Their Country's Income-Tax Burden than do the Richest 10% in Every Other Industrialized Nation?
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| By: Wall Street Journal Editorial |
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Gubernatorial Candidate's Plan is All About Green Jobs, Natch
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| By: Brad Shannon/ The Olympian |
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Boosts Green Jobs, Adds B&O Tax Credit for New Job Creation
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| By: Jim Brunner/ Seattle Times |
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Eide, Von Reichbauer Announce Plan
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| By: Mike Lindblom/ Seattle Times |
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Bills Dealing With $30 Pass for State Parks Advance Incrementally
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Flap Over Planned Parenthood Funding Shows This Could be Major Issue in Upcoming Election
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| By: Froma Harrop/ Syndicated Columnist |
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Editorial: Bill Would Allow School Districts to Charge a Fee for Digging Up Records
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Major Remaining Landmark of "Old City" -- Slated for Demolition
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House and Senate negotiators are deadlocked over how to prevent a deep cut in Medicare payments to doctors who treat millions of Medicare beneficiaries, an impasse that could threaten broader legislation on a payroll tax cut.
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A third of low-income Americans (under 133 percent of poverty, or $29,726 for a family of four) have lacked insurance for at least two years–10 times the rate of higher earners (over 400 percent of poverty, or $89,400 for a family of four).
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Doctors say testing may identify some in need of treatment but could also lead to many youngsters being mistakenly labeled as at risk.
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After nearly five years, the rate of heart attack and death in the two groups was essentially the same: 18.5 percent in those getting only medical therapy and 19 percent in those who also got stents.
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The company spoke with food and nutrition experts, health organizations, government entities and others to decide on its criteria. "We had a nice, long debate about eggs."
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Comparing the behaviors of two influential federal advisory bodies provides valuable lessons about how the mechanisms that drive government decisions can instill or diminish public trust.
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About 1 percent of American children are affected by autism and related disorders, according to the Centers for Disease Control. This represents a dramatic increase, which has been attributed to changes made to the diagnostic manual in 1994.
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SB 6440 and HB 2687 have the potential to significantly reduce the number of uninsured in Washington state through the availability of more affordable health insurance plans.
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| By: Washington Policy Center |
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State Sen. Holmquist Newbry, through Senate Bill 6466, seeks to shift the state's "pay-and-chase" way of paying Medicaid claims first and then looking for fraud to what she says is a "prevention and detection" model that would be more effective.
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The basic four numbers you should know and keep in check for heart health are: blood pressure, cholesterol, body mass index (BMI) and blood glucose. The targets for blood pressure is 120/80 (or less).
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If the nation is truly serious about capping tax revenues at 18 percent of GDP, then it must face the consequences for health spending and, by extension, the health care system.
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