Slog - Comments on Oly Action: Sorta http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/oly_action_sorta Yesterday was the latest cutoff day in Olympia. No, that doesn't mean all the hottie legislative aides were running around in cutoffs—it means it was the last day for a bill to pass its original chamber—for consideration in the other. (Gotta pass both houses to become a law.) Arguably the best bill that's been in play this session is Sen. Craig Pridemore's (D-49, Vancouver) bill to provide a state tax rebate equal to 10 percent of a taxpayer’s federal Earned Income Tax Credit. (The fed program gives lower-income taxpayers a tax rebate on income taxes. Since there's no income tax... Copyright 2008 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:10:33 -0800 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:20:19 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Will in Seattle Sounds like a good use for the carbon tax funds that also got passed out ...

Think of it, polluters paying for the working poor ... love it!

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/oly_action_sorta#c943265 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/oly_action_sorta#c943265 News Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:20:19 -0800