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2009 Budget Tidbits
December Special Session Needed Budget Tidbit # 7 -10/12/09
Pensions in Peril Budget Tidbit #6 - 09/22/09 Pensions in Peril with Sen. Joe Zarelli	No Special Session to Pass Bad Public Policy Budget Brief #5 - 05/07/09 2009-11 Budget: K-12 Levy Equalization and Levy Authority
Proposals for Structural Reform Budget Brief #4 - 04/10/09	Yes we can! Solve the state budget deficit without raising taxes Budget Brief #3 - 02/26/09
One-third through session and still no budget savings, with revenues worsening... Budget Brief #2 - 02/10/09	Put Extraordinary Revenue Growth into the Rainy-Day Fund Budget Brief #1 - 01/15/09

2008 Budget Tidbits
Time is Money
Budget Brief #7: 12/4/08

The Costs of Compromising Children's Safety	The Case for a Hiring Freeze	Growth in the Governor's Office
Budget Brief #6: 6/30/08	Budget Brief #5: 6/18/08	Budget Brief #4: 4/24/08

Paving the Way for 2009 Tax Increases	It's a Spending Problem	A New Approach to Homeowner Property Tax Relief
Budget Brief #3: 3/6/08	Budget Brief #2: 2/20/08	Budget Brief #1: 2/4/08
2007 Budget Tidbits
The Epitome of Mismanaged Finances Budget Brief #1: (1/10/07)	Nowhere Left to Cut? Budget Brief #2: (1/22/07)	Meaningful Rainy Day Fund Budget Brief: #3 (1/30/07)
The Myth of the Education Budget Budget Brief #4: (2/9/07)	Good Politics, Bad Policy Budget Brief #5: (2/15/07)	Initiative 747 -- Need for Legislative Action Budget Brief #6: (2/26/07)
A Quarter-Billion Dollar Business Tax Increase Budget Brief #7: (3/8/07)	Pay Past-Due Bills Budget Brief #8: (3/16/07)	Is This Responsible Budgeting? Budget Brief #9: (3/28/07)
Gov. Gregoire and One Party Rule – Harming Washington’s Future Budget Brief #10: (4/20/07)	Faulty Figures – The $16 Million Error Budget Brief #11: (6/22/07)	Pension Peril – Disregarding Professional Advice Budget Brief #12: (10/22/07)
Restoring I-747’s Property Tax Limits Budget Brief # 13 (11/19/07)