New Taxes

SEATTLE (AP) — Sixteen months after he declared a state of emergency on homelessness, the mayor of Seattle is asking voters in this liberal, affluent city for $55 million a year in new taxes to fight the problem. In making his case, Mayor Ed Murray says the problem has grown exponentially, and federal and state help is unlikely...

Be prepared for new state taxes in the New Year. That's the prediciton from 15th District State Representative Bruce Chandler of Granger. He says all the cuts in the budget from health care to education will make the governor's half cent sales tax increase attractive way for voters to buy back some state services...