Death and taxes may be inevitable, but here in Washington, tax exemptions never die.  There are tax breaks hanging around that are so old and so irrelevant to the well-being of the state that only a lobbyist could love them. On February 11, the Washington State Senate took a big bipartisan step toward moving our…

A spectre is haunting Olympia.  The spectre of a fair tax system. Whether it’s the momentum of that whole 99% thing, or some fresh legislative leadership or just that enough is enough, it’s clear that momentum for a fundamental restructuring of the Washington State tax system is building. Even those legislators who have signed Grover…