Wash. House approves $680M package of tax hikes (AP via Yahoo! Finance) The Washington House has approved a $680 million tax package that would shrink tax exemptions, collect more money from smokers and service businesses, and extend the sales tax to new types of purchases.
Washington lawmakers negotiate as session ticks away - Tue, 09 Mar 2010 PST (The Spokesman-Review) OLYMPIA -- (AP) The Washington House has approved a $680 million tax package that would shrink tax exemptions, collect more money from smokers and service businesses, and extend the sales tax to new types of purchases. The 52-45 vote, which came in the pre-dawn hours today after about five hours of testy debate, finally sends ruling Democrats from the House and Senate into high-stakes ...
Wash. House approves $680M package of tax hikes (NorthWest Cable News) OLYMPIA, Wash. - The state House has approved a $680 million tax package that would shrink tax exemptions, collect more money from smokers and service businesses, and extend the sales tax to new types of purchases. The 52-45 vote, which came in the pre-dawn hours Tuesday after about five hours of testy debate, finally sends ruling Democrats from the House and Senate into high-stakes ...
Wash. House approves $680M package of tax hikes (KING5 Seattle) The state House has approved a $680 million tax package that would shrink tax exemptions, collect more money from smokers and service businesses, and extend the sales tax to new types of purchases.
JOHN BOYLE: Familiar, hopeful tune: Big plans for 'The Block,' historically African-American section of downtown ... (Asheville Citizen-Times) Looking for wisdom? Head to a barber shop. That was my philosophy when searching for comment on the latest proposal for “The Block,” the historically African-American business district downtown that has seen plenty of big-time proposals come — and go — over the past few decades.
Shelby County Wants to Help Small Business Owners (Eyewitness News Memphis) If you want to make money, Shelby County is looking to do business with you.
Almond Roca CEO sour on WA plan to tax candy (KING5 Seattle) OLYMPIA, Wash.- The Washington state House of Representatives' approach to raising taxes got mixed reviews during the first public hearing on the newly released plan Tuesday. Representatives have proposed raising taxes that would affect smokers, attorneys, accountants and candy-eaters and gum-chewers. State lawmakers are trying to balance a budget despite a $2.8 billion deficit. Democrats, the ... | 
