Stalking the elusive state-tax dollar: It’s virtually impossible to rescue our budget without raising taxes. But will straightforward math and common sense carry the day? | Crosscut
Federal stimulus money OK’d for 4 area counties: Regional officials Thursday approved distributing more than $214 million in federal economic stimulus money through four Puget Sound area counties for work including highway widening, light rail trains and replacing doors on Seattle’s monorail. | Seattle Post-Intelligencer
State House wants to extend taxes that paid for pro sports stadiums: The state House wants to extend some taxes that paid for professional sports stadiums in Seattle. | The News Tribune
Zarelli’s rainy day bill passes in Senate: State Sen. Joe Zarelli’s plan to even out the highs and lows of state revenue with more mandatory savings during good times cleared an important hurdle Thursday when it passed the Senate 41-7. | The Columbian
Failing Grades: States’ Standards for Child Care Centers: Who’s watching who’s watching the children? The federal government leaves this task to the states. But states are failing to ensure that childcare centers are safe, according to a report released today by the National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies. | New America Foundation
Poll: 73% of Voters Think Health Care Reform Must Include Choice of a Public Health Insurance Plan: The health reform plan proposed by President Obama during his campaign assures that consumers can keep the private health insurance plans that they already have. That is important, because it addresses one of the biggest concerns voters have about health care reform. | Huffington Post
Filed under: early learning, state economy, tax and budget, budget, childcare, deficit, economy, health care, middle class, public policy, revenue, stimulus, taxes, united states, washington state
