In the battle over the federal estate tax, the latest issue of Rolling Stone drops some names: Seattle Times publisher Frank Blethen, Senators Murray and Cantwell, and Representative Jim McDermott all… more →
Washington Policy WatchAaron Keating wrote 1 month ago: In the battle over the federal estate tax, the latest issue of Rolling Stone drops some names: Seatt … more →
Gary Burris wrote 1 month ago: Publication of the Social Security Trustees’ Report always seems to bring out political axe-grinders … more →
Gary Burris wrote 1 month ago: Some of you may remember the trickle down economic theory popularized during the Reagan presidency, … more →
Aaron Keating wrote 1 month ago: In the news: National legislation to guarantee American workers paid sick days was introduced today … more →
Aaron Keating wrote 2 months ago: Hype might make for scary headlines – but Social Security, an economic bedrock for millions of … more →
EOI wrote 2 months ago: Lawmakers move out, youth legislators move in: Ironic that the state schools many of these student … more →
Aaron Keating wrote 2 months ago: The financial meltdown shows just how risky it is to rely on the whims of the stock market for a ret … more →
Alex Stone wrote 3 months ago: WA Senate Democrats introduce income tax bill: Senate Democrats introduced a bill Wednesday that wou … more →
Alex Stone wrote 4 months ago: Savings Accounts for All: Simple, but Not Easy: In his speech to a joint session of Congress late la … more →
John Burbank wrote 4 months ago: Rerpinted from the Everett Herald: My neighbor across the street thought he was all set for retireme … more →
Aaron Keating wrote 4 months ago: The Median Is the Message: Clark Williams-Derry of Sightline reviews a new report from the Federal R … more →
Aaron Keating wrote 4 months ago: All Eyes on Illinois: During the 2008 campaign, Obama promised a substantial, $10 billion investmen … more →
Aaron Keating wrote 4 months ago: Former WA Governor John Spellman: Washington should consider tax increases: Support for a saner, mor … more →
Alex Stone wrote 5 months ago: The most basic principle of economics is supply and demand. When consumers pay for a product, the ma … more →
John Burbank wrote 6 months ago: Remember that old saying about a Timex? Now that we have watched our 401K accounts become 201K accou … more →
Alex Stone wrote 6 months ago: Lawmakers start session facing a challenging year: Lawmakers convened the 2009 Legislature on Monday … more →
Aaron Keating wrote 9 months ago: Henry Paulson is at ground zero of the current debate over a $700 billion bailout proposal for Wall … more →
EOI wrote 9 months ago: The [Not So] Golden Years: Shrinking investments, increasing costs and lower home values have led ma … more →
EOI wrote 10 months ago: Childcare: Unbelievable–In the latest data on the broken economics of child care, care for inf … more →