RapidRide buses coming to Eastside this fall
Shiny burgundy buses equipped with automated pay stations, three doors each, low-riding chassis and accelerated time tables started serving south King County last fall. They're called RapidRide and...
View ArticleCalifornia rebuffs deal with Amazon amid tax dispute
Seattle-based Amazon is under ongoing pressure from the state of California to collect state sales taxes from internet consumers. This week the retailer offered a deal to California's legislature and...
View ArticleCyber sales tax has winners and losers in Northwest
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This holiday shopping season, buying online is bigger than ever. That’s got Congress taking a new look at an old fight: Internet sales tax.One Oregon lawmaker – and Washington's...
View ArticleRevenue forecast up as tax idea loses steam
Governor Chris Gregoire is backing off her proposal for a half-penny sales tax increase. The shift comes after Thursday’s positive revenue forecast. It shows a nearly $100 million bump in state...
View ArticleSales tax boost would create safety net for mentally ill
If you live anywhere in the Puget Sound region you probably pay a small sales tax to support mental health services. The main exception is in Pierce County.That may change, at least within Tacoma city...
View ArticleBus riders in Pierce County face drastic cuts after sales tax proposition fails
Bus riders all over the Puget Sound region are coping with cuts in service, but Pierce County is facing something much more drastic.If you don’t have a car in Pierce County, you may be homebound on the...
View ArticleRapidRide buses coming to Eastside this fall
Shiny burgundy buses equipped with automated pay stations, three doors each, low-riding chassis and accelerated time tables started serving south King County last fall. They're called RapidRide and...
View ArticleCalifornia rebuffs deal with Amazon amid tax dispute
Seattle-based Amazon is under ongoing pressure from the state of California to collect state sales taxes from internet consumers. This week the retailer offered a deal to California's legislature and...
View ArticleCyber sales tax has winners and losers in Northwest
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This holiday shopping season, buying online is bigger than ever. That’s got Congress taking a new look at an old fight: Internet sales tax.One Oregon lawmaker – and Washington's...
View ArticleRevenue forecast up as tax idea loses steam
Governor Chris Gregoire is backing off her proposal for a half-penny sales tax increase. The shift comes after Thursday’s positive revenue forecast. It shows a nearly $100 million bump in state...
View ArticleSales tax boost would create safety net for mentally ill
If you live anywhere in the Puget Sound region you probably pay a small sales tax to support mental health services. The main exception is in Pierce County.That may change, at least within Tacoma city...
View ArticleBus riders in Pierce County face drastic cuts after sales tax proposition fails
Bus riders all over the Puget Sound region are coping with cuts in service, but Pierce County is facing something much more drastic.If you don’t have a car in Pierce County, you may be homebound on the...
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