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	<title>The Capitol Record &#187; Ways &amp; Means</title>
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		<title>Bill dealing with roll-your-own cigarettes heard in the House</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erin Flemming</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A bill heard by the House Ways and Means committee would qualify the product of a roll-your-own cigarette machine as a cigarette and the retailer as a manufacturer. This would add certification and taxing requirements to roll-your-own, or RYO, cigarettes and the retailers that provide these machines. Supporters of the bill said RYO machines can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toxic toys bill could cause an increase in burn victims, doctor says</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Salerno</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The &#8220;Toxic Toys&#8221; bill, which would ban certain flame retardants from being used in children&#8217;s toys and products, would cost the state an estimated $400,000 in the next two-year budget cycle to implement. But the state isn&#8217;t considering the cost of treating more burn victims, said David Heimbach, the former director of the University of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Governor&#8217;s budget director says Legislature needs to pass supplemental by Feb. 4</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 01:39:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the House Ways and Means Committee hearing today Marty Brown, the Director of the Office of Financial Management, laid out the Governor&#8217;s 2011 supplemental and 2011-2013 biennial budget proposals. The picture he painted wasn&#8217;t a pretty one. &#8220;The supplemental, when you really start delving into this will be the hardest decisions you have to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tuition: Would a 14 percent increase do the trick? Hearing&#8217;s on now.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niki Reading</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The bill to allow universities to raise undergraduate tuition by more than 7 percent is getting a hearing in the House Ways &#038; Means Committee now. The Washington Student Lobby is against it &#8212; they say students have been hit by the recession, too, and that the 14 percent increase over two years would amount [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What to watch today</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:03:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niki Reading</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At noon, I&#8217;ll be watching the Governor&#8217;s inaugural address to the House and Senate. Join me &#8212; and feel free to e-mail in any questions you have about what she&#8217;s saying: nikis@tvw.org. At 7 p.m., you should plan on watching The Impact. This week&#8217;s show will feature an interview with Gov. Chris Gregoire, a profile [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Need more preview of the state Legislature before Monday&#8217;s opener? Here&#8217;s what I&#8217;m watching.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:25:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2009 Washington state Legislature starts on Monday. In the 105 days that follow, state lawmakers will need to put together a budget that addresses a projected $5.7 billion deficit. Here&#8217;s Inside Olympia host Austin Jenkins talking to Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown and House Minority Leader Richard DeBolt: And here&#8217;s the City Club of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Concerned about budget proposals? Here&#8217;s your first official chance to weigh in.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niki Reading</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As promised in the previous post, here&#8217;s a list of the budget-related public hearings scheduled for next week. For more info, go here. Capital Budget, Mon. at 3:30 p.m. in HHRC. Capital budget proposals (supplemental and 2009-2011). Education Appropriations, Tues. at 8 a.m. in HHRA. 2009-2011 operating budget for K-12. Education Appropriations, Thurs. at 1:30 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Revenue projection will get worse, lawmakers predict</title>
		<link>http://www.tvw.org/capitolrecord/index.php/2009/01/revenue-projection-will-get-worse-lawmakers-predict/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:50:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niki Reading</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During Tuesday&#8217;s legislative forum, a few officials alluded to the budget picture getting worse. They won&#8217;t know until the next forecast in March, but Gov. Chris Gregoire&#8217;s Legislative Director, Marty Brown, put it this way: &#8220;I don&#8217;t think anyone in the room expects the Revenue Forecast to be up in March.&#8221; Here&#8217;s the full AP [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A preview of the 2009 legislative session</title>
		<link>http://www.tvw.org/capitolrecord/index.php/2009/01/a-preview-of-the-legislative-session-to-come/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tvw.org/capitolrecord/index.php/2009/01/a-preview-of-the-legislative-session-to-come/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:55:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niki Reading</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, lawmakers gathered in Olympia with dozens of reporters and editors from around the state for the annual Associated Press legislative forum. Their message: The budget will dominate this 105-day session. Another message: This session will end in 105 days. To paraphrase Marty Brown, Gov. Chris Gregoire&#8217;s Legislative director: Budget decisions won&#8217;t get easier with [...]]]></description>
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