End of the line for Eyman?
Seattle Times: Guest columnist James N. Gregory urges state lawmakers to stop being afraid of Eyman and the voters, exercise some leadership and reform our tax system: Tim Eyman may be finished. His Initiative 1033 proposal to freeze government spending was not only rejected by voters, it was crushed by a 15-percent margin. And he lost [...]

Voters send clear signal: Leave vital services intact
From the Everett Herald: Voters east of the Cascades turned conventional wisdom on its head last week. These voters are often portrayed by the Seattle media market as conservative, anti-tax, anti-government citizens. Turns out they can recognize snake oil as soon as they see it. Twelve out of 20 counties in Eastern Washington rejected Tim Eyman’s Initiative [...]

Will you “Come on Down!” to What Price is Right?
Tables are filling up fast for What Price is Right? – our very own “showcase showdown” of public policies to improve women’s economic security. If you haven’t RSVP’d, now is your chance to join us for an evening of game show contests, drinks, dinner and program. After all, no one knows more about the dollars (and [...]

Keep services in mind when cursing taxes
From the Everett Herald: A couple of weeks ago I was speaking to a group of employees at the Everett Labor Temple. One woman raised her hand and asked how we were going to protect ourselves from the government taking our money for taxes. I asked her where she worked, and she responded that she worked [...]

A free-market mythbuster. Plus: Parents frozen out of childcare; Washington taxes just average; A sc
News and views, October 26, 2009: Jeff Madrick, free-market myth-buster: There is no example of a major rich nation in the world whose government is not a leading agent of change, growing economies, creating jobs and producing prosperity. | AFL-CIO blog Working parents frozen out of childcare: As budget problems worsen, states are tightening rules for [...]