By The Tim on April 16, 2008
According to the latest data, it looks like the state economy is slowly catching up to the unwinding national economy. More than 3,000 jobs were lost in Washington last month, pushing the unemployment rate to 4.9 percent, up from a near record low of 4.5 percent in February, the Employment Security Department said Tuesday. The [...]
Posted in Economy | Tagged DeSilver, Economy, Gregoire, James, job_growth, Seattle_PI, Seattle_Times, unemployment
By The Tim on February 8, 2008
Good news everyone! Although the nation is slipping into recession, here in Washington State “our economy is strong” and the only thing that can bring us down is listening to all the “dire talk.” Well, that’s what Mrs. Gregoire would have us believe, anyway… Gov. Chris Gregoire, at a Seattle economic forum Thursday, boasted she [...]
Posted in Economy | Tagged Economy, Gregoire, recession
By The Tim on January 29, 2008
Everybody’s pal Christine Gregoire gave a pep talk to the Washington Realtors last week in which she made some interesting comments. Gov. Chris Gregoire told about 400 Washington Realtors on Thursday that she has been working to meet goals the group has for transportation, affordable housing, education and quality of life. Gregoire, who spoke a [...]
Posted in Economy | Tagged AP, Economy, Gregoire, Olympia, Seattle_PI, tax revenues, WA_Realtors
By The Tim on November 9, 2007
Hmm, this seems like it could be a timely lucky break for state and local governments that have failed to responsibly save any of their recently booming property-tax revenue: The State Supreme Court today found Initiative 747, the tax-limiting measure passed by voters in 2001, unconstitutional. … The measure, passed by voters in 2001, limited [...]
Posted in News | Tagged government_meddling, Gregoire, insurance, property tax
