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State carbon tax would be harmful | Brunell

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State carbon tax would be harmful | Brunell

A major hurdle for lawmakers in Olympia working to finish the next two-year state budget and adjourn is…

Letters to the Editor

Riechert collaborates with Trump

Trump voters should like Reichert. While we are distracted by the illegal and hurtful Muslim travel ban, Reichert…

Letters to the Editor

Trouble with tabs

Mayor Nancy Backus sits on the Sound Transit Board and sinfully defended the dishonest tab tax calculation used…

Letters to the Editor

Without trust

We approved the Lotto to fund public education, but the fine print put the money in the general…

Opinion

Some lawmakers want to take away popular property tax limit | GUEST OP

By Paul Guppy, Washington Policy Center’s vice president for research

Opinion

The secret in the classroom revealed | Box

Cellphones have become the talk of the town in Washington, D.C. with suspicion of talking to and listening…

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House Democrats re-examine real estate excise tax | The Petri Dish

After years of futility in targeting the wealthy, House Democrats may have divined an approach to achieve some…

Stuck with the tab | Shiers

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Stuck with the tab | Shiers

Western Washington voters got what they supported – a Sound Transit measure to expand light rail and service…

Letters to the Editor

TrumpCare is a tax cut for the wealthy

I am disgusted and insulted by Rep. Dave Reichert’s support for the Republicans’ bait-and-switch so-called health care plan.…

Letters to the Editor

City doesn’t need a new slogan

I see on the front page of the Auburn reporter that the city is imagining a new slogan…

Letters to the Editor

Info is vital to our safety

In this era of tight budgets and potholes, is the $49,000 City Council travel budget a wise expenditure…

Sen. Steve O’Ban, R-University Place, represents the 28th Legislative District and Sen. Dino Rossi, R-Sammamish, represents the 45th Legislation District.

Opinion

Sound Transit resurrects monster-size vehicle valuations

The assault on taxpayers’ wallets by Sound Transit and ST3 just won’t end.

We need to do more to clean Puget Sound | Being Frank

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We need to do more to clean Puget Sound | Being Frank

The health of Puget Sound is getting some much-needed help from efforts to reduce polluted stormwater runoff and…

Sound Transit officials take on the fury of car tab spike | The Petri Dish

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Sound Transit officials take on the fury of car tab spike | The Petri Dish

This could be interesting.

Letters to the Editor

Travel is good

Jeanne Herold’s letter (“Wasteful travel going too far”, March 10) brought up an argument I have seen before…

Opinion

POG is worth another look | Brunell

In 2003, Gov. Gary Locke, D, faced a 10-percent revenue hole in the state’s budget. He also stared…

Recycling myths: sorting fact from fiction

Opinion

Recycling myths: sorting fact from fiction

By Michelle Metzler/For the Auburn Reporter

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Lawmakers trying to fix a taxing problem | The Petri Dish

Everyone understands the problem. No one opposes the solution.

Game continues | Shiers

Opinion

Game continues | Shiers

The legal battle continues to play out between state Attorney General Bob Ferguson and President Trump over the…

Letters to the Editor

Bjaland is a good choice to lead orchestra

Friends and I attended the recent Auburn Symphony Orchestra performance. We usually try to attend the concerts.