From today's paper:Like a lot of moms with a family to feed, Spokane Valley's Lisa Sandefur shops carefully for groceries.She goes to the Dollar Store frequently for canned goods. She buys big bags of store-brand cereals. And she forgoes things like juice in favor of…
In minutes, the state Economic and Revenue Forecast Council will predict that general fund revenue will be down $529 million for the remainder of this biennium and the next one.Gov. Chris Gregoire will tell her budget office to find an additional $200 million in savings…
ER, FC.The state's Economic and Revenue Forecast Council will meet later this morning to peer into the crystal ball and forecast the state of the state's treasury over the next two years.Looking at the headlines over the past several days (Wamu? Hello?), it's hard to…
As attention from Wall Street's financial firefight turned to the federal bailout of American International Group Wednesday, Washington insurance commissioner Mike Kreidler said the companies insurance clients shouldn't be sweating things."Many policyholders have expressed concerns in light of the recent news surrounding AIG," Kreidler said…
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