Quick Look at the Hunter Striker
As mentioned earlier today in our policy brief on the House and Senate supplemental budgets, the House Ways and Means Committee chair, Rep. Hunter, has proposed a striking amendment to the Senate bill. It would reduce appropriations by less and leave a lower ending balance than either the House or Senate bill. Like the House, […]
March 08 , 2012 - Emily Makings
New Brief: Comparing House and Senate Supplemental Budgets
Our policy brief on the House- and Senate-passed 2012 supplemental budgets is available here.
March 07 , 2012 - Richard S. Davis
Budget negotiations must include Senate Rs, centrists
That’s the thrust of my column this morning. While Democrats may want to ignore the Friday vote, the bipartisan coalition that passed the Senate budget must be included in the final resolution. For those of us for whom sustainability is a top priority, the Senate budget sets the state on the right path. …Reconciling the […]
March 06 , 2012 - Kriss Sjoblom
The Outlook for 2013-15 Under the House and Senate Supplemental Budgets
I have put together rough “outlooks” for the 2013–15 biennium based on the supplemental budgets passed by the House and the Senate. These projections follow closely that prepared by the Office of Financial Management of Gov. Gregoire’s November supplemental proposal, with adjustments for the specifics of the House and Senate budgets. The one deviation I […]
March 06 , 2012 - Richard S. Davis
Billions of dollars in new taxes if preferences are repealed
HB 2762, the subject of an earlier blog post today, would repeal tax preferences worth $3.7 billion in the current biennium. Small businesses, farms, corporations, nonprofits, churches, transit agencies, cities and counties … too many groups to list here .. would all face tax increases. For some, the increases are fivefold. See this 8-page list for scheduled repeal […]
March 06 , 2012 - Richard S. Davis
Bill to repeal tax preferences threatens jobs and investment
In the closing days of the legislative session, a HB 2762, a bill “to periodically expire all nonconstitutionally required tax preferences that are not already subject to expiration” may be getting new life. It passed out of House Ways and Means Committee March 3, on a party-line vote. What “to periodically expire” means is that on […]
February 28 , 2012 - Richard S. Davis
Let negotiations begin: Senate Democrats release budget, look for 25th vote.
This morning Senate Ways and Means Chair Ed Murray released his caucus’s vision of a go-home budget. It cuts less than the plans advanced by the governor and by House Democrats. Higher education and K-12 spending absorbs no new cuts. Murray acknowledged two important concerns: He’s not sure he has the 25 votes he needs […]
February 28 , 2012 - Kriss Sjoblom
Balance Sheet for the House Ways and Means Committee Supplemental Budget
Here is a balance sheet for House Ways and Means Committee passed supplemental budget:
February 27 , 2012 - Kriss Sjoblom
House Ways and Means Committee Passes Supplemental Budget
On Saturday the House Ways and Means Committee reported out, with amendments its Chair’s proposed supplemental budget. (Here is our brief on the Chair’s Proposal.) The amendments increased spending by $64.4 million (General Fund-State, Education Legacy Trust and Opportunity Pathways Accounts combined [NGFS+]) from total in the Chair’s proposed budget and reduced the projected ending […]
February 24 , 2012 - Emily Makings
New Brief: House Ways & Means Chair's Proposed 2012 Supplemental
On Tuesday, Rep. Hunter released his proposed 2012 supplemental budget. Our brief on the proposal is available here.