By Lewis McMurran
Washington’s most recent revenue forecast for the current 2011-13 biennium was lowered once again. The state legislature uses this quarterly forecast to craft their two year budget, which runs from July 1, 2011 until June 30, 2013.
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DOR: Raiding the Seat Cushions
By Garry Fujita
Just like every state and municipality in the nation, Washington State is struggling to shore up what seems to be a dwindling revenue stream due to lower property values, fewer business transactions, fewer working people paying taxes, lower taxable revenues for businesses, etc. It all adds up to one big shortfall.
Apparently this has inspired the powers that be in the state government put to task the Department of Revenue (DOR) to seek revenue in every nook and cranny, thus resulting in a call from a gentleman last week with a crazy story.
