On Tuesday, February 7th, the Housing Alliance was joined by Andy Nicholas of the Washington State Budget & Policy Center. Andy explained the status of our current budget deficit and laid out the revenue options we should push to save ciritcal public dollars for safety net programs and services. If you missed it, we highly recommend listening to the recording.

Please click here to download a copy of Andy Nicholas's presentation.

The following links will bring you more information from the Washington State Budget & Policy Center. Also, we highly recommend checking out their blog Schmudget so that you can get timely updates on issues related to the budget and revenue. 

• A Capital Reform: Using Capital Gains to Fuel Job Creation and Prosperity in Washington State  

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  No Denying It: At Least $10 Billion Has Been Cut From the State Budget 

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  Cuts on the Rise, Health on Decline 

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  Declining Support for Education Threatens Economic Growth 

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  Economic Security: Key to Recovery and Prosperity 

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  Updated Data: Capital Gains Still More Concentrated Among Richest Few 

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  Why the Working Families Tax Rebate Would Work for Washington

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  Five Advantages of Raising the Sales Tax