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		<title>Tuesday Q&amp;A: Rep. Andy Billig on the tax package to fund schools</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 18:58:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s Q&#38;A is with Rep. Andy Billig, one of 11 House Democrat freshmen who introduced a bill yesterday to close certain tax exemptions to fund smaller class sizes for Kindergarten-3rd grade classes. Here&#8217;s what Billig had to say this morning about the bill, its prospects and what message voters really sent in the last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What happened the last time the budget was this bad? Tune in to find out.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:57:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thursday at 7 p.m. TVW’s Inside Olympia will look back at the last time the budget was this bad. Host Austin Jenkins will talk with then-Gov. John Spellman as well as Republican House Speaker Bill Polk and House Minority (Democratic) Leader Wayne Ehlers. It ought to be a very interesting conversation. Background: In Nov. 1979, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is it a recession? Or is the economy &#8220;resetting&#8221;?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Microsoft announced its first major layoffs in the software company&#8217;s history. KUOW reported the hit to the economy is even greater than it sounds: Each Microsoft job supports, on average, three other local jobs. But something CEO Steve Ballmer said relates to state government budget discussions: Microsoft, he said, is making cuts because they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Senate Democrats&#8217; plan for job creation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:11:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niki Reading</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just got back from a press conference with Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown and a half dozen other Democrats in the Senate. They were announcing a package of bills aimed at creating jobs across the state in high-demand areas, like healthcare and &#8220;green&#8221; jobs. How do they plan to do it, particularly in a [...]]]></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>
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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>A preview of the 2009 legislative session</title>
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		<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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