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OLYMPIA (AP) — The battle over finding billions of additional dollars to pay for K-12 education in Washington pits Democrats who want to raise taxes against Republicans who prefer cutting other areas of government. The challenges facing lawmakers were on stark display Thursday, with Democrats sharply criticizing the GOP at a legislative forum for not coming up with a specific education funding pla

The Yakima City Council voted down a proposal on Tuesday that would have required a super-majority to raise taxes in the city of Yakima. However, City Councilman Bill Lover says it could be back in front of the council later this year. Lover, who backs the proposal says he has heard from some Yakima residents interested in bringing it back through a petition...

Yakima voters will not be weighing in on a super-majority tax proposal after the Yakima City Council voted against the idea during Tuesday's council meeting. The council on a 4-3 vote decided against passing the proposal on to voters later this year...