WA state budget gets $105M boost, Ferguson warns of “Deep Financial Challenges” still ahead

OLYMPIA [Jake Goldstein-Street]—Washington state budget writers got a mild dose of good news on Tuesday, but are still looking at a strained balance sheet. Revenue projections show collections up $105 million for the current two-year state budget compared to the last forecast in September. That amounts to a 0.1% increase, a change from previous reports […]
Larsen supports Taxpayer Data Protection Act to protect Americans’ Privacy

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) on Friday, February 7, joined House Democrats to introduce the Taxpayer Data Protection Act, which will stop people with conflicts of interest or without a security clearance from accessing the highly sensitive Treasury Department payment system. The Treasury payment system is responsible for Social Security and Medicare benefits. “An unelected […]