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Initiatives 1100 and 1105: Ending the State's Liquor Monopoly

We have posted a brief on Initiatives 1100 and 1105, either of which would end the state’s liquor monopoly. This brief is available here.

Two More New Briefs

We have posted briefs on Initiatives 1082 and 1107. “Initiative 1107: A Response to Last Minute Tax Increases” in available here, while “Initiative 1082: A Choice for Industrial Insurance” is available here.

Two New Briefs

Today we have posted two new briefs. The first, Now is Not the Time To Raise Seattle Taxes, is available here. The second, I-1098 Income Tax Proposal: Wrong Diagnosis, Wrong Prescription (Second Edition), updates our June 8 brief on Initiative 1098 and is available here.

R-52 and I-1053

The Research Council has pubished briefs on Referendum 52 and Initiative 1053: The first, Referendum 52: $505 Million to Fund Energy Savings at Universities, Colleges and Public Schools, is available here. The second, Initiative 1053: Requiring a Two-Thirds Majority to Increase Taxes, is available here.

Washington's Business Tax Burden

We have published a brief, which is available here, on the business tax burden in Washington.

Washington Life Sciences Economic Impact Study

We have just completed an economic impact study of Washington’s life sciences industry. The report is available here.

September Washington State Revenue Forecast

The September forecast reduced combined general fund revenues for the 2007–09 and 2009–11 biennia by $238 million. For the broader near general fund, the reduction was $230 million. Our brief on the forecast is available here.

Initiative 1033

The Research Council’s analysis of Initiative 1033, which will be on the statewide ballot in November, has been posted here. The initiative would establish limits on the annual growth in revenue deposited in state, county and city general funds. Revenues above the limit would be rebated through property tax reductions.