City Council Wants Public Input On Seattle Housing Levy Today Would you agree to pay more taxes every year to keep low-income people in their homes? That's one goal of Seattle's proposed housing levy. The public... Paige Browning
This Portland Barista Pays Fewer Taxes Than Seattle Baristas In Oregon, the state tax system puts the burden more on the rich than the poor. Washington state is the opposite: Part-time workers pay up to 24 percent... Carolyn Adolph
Washington And Oregon Have A Tax Off. Who Wins? Washington has to pony up $3.5 billion for basic education – but how the heck is that going to happen? A back-of-the-envelope calculation by the... Carolyn Adolph
Levy In Mind, Voters Question How Seattle School District Spends Construction Money Magnolia Elementary School is a big, brick building that opened in 1927. This historic landmark has been boarded up for 12 years. "Be careful of the wat... Ann Dornfeld
New Washington Initiative Takes Aim At Carbon Emissions Bill Radke speaks with Yoram Bauman about Carbon Washington, a state initiative that would create a carbon tax and lower the state sales tax by 1... Bill Radke Matt Martin
A Preview Of Washington State's 2016 Legislative Season Bill Radke spoke with Associated Press reporter Rachel La Corte about the three big issues the state legislature will have to deal with in 2016,... Bill Radke Matt Martin
Tim Eyman: Voters Deserve To Win Tax Tug-Of-War Tim Eyman's latest tax-reducing intitiative, I-1366, passed handily in Tuesday's election. Eyman talked to David Hyde about why he thought the... David Hyde Posey Gruener
Broke? Taxes On These Shoes Are Another Reason Why Seattle’s surging economy continues to cause concerns about affordability. Monday afternoon, the Seattle Transit riders union held a rally to bring... Carolyn Adolph
The Strange, Short Story Of Washington State’s Income Tax What is the history of Washington state's political allergy to an income tax? Steven Thomson of Olympia posed this question to KUOW's Local Wonder . We... Carolyn Adolph
Seattleites' Road Taxes Could Add Up To A Lot The cure for some of Seattle’s transportation pains may be tough to swallow: a nearly $800 increase in annual taxes, fees and user charges for the city... Ross Reynolds Andy Hurst Gil Aegerter
