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Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna's Must Read - July 2008
Published on 2008-07-23 14:30:00
I’m pleased to announce another major accomplishment in our ongoing efforts to fight high-tech crimes and protect children from online dangers. Building on the work of my Youth Internet Safety Task Force, the AGO’s High-Tech Unit and our Consumer Protection Division, we’ve added valuable new information to the Internet Safety section of our website. In partnership with national Internet safety expert Linda Criddle, author of the Internet safety manual Look Both Ways, we’
The Truth About Leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf
Published on 2008-06-18 17:22:00
Capitol Hill’s opponents of domestic energy production took to the stage yesterday to decry “Big Oil” again, not for its profits, but for “stockpiling” energy leases instead of producing them. In reality, it’s the government that is stockpiling leases.This group of politicians stated that oil companies hold the rights to millions of acres of federal leases that are not currently producing energy. This is certainly true, but not because of the sinister reasons
Transportation Taxes Are Up, but Traffic Congestion is Worse
Published on 2008-06-06 15:33:00
by Michael Ennis, Director, Center for Transportation Policy and Justin Bryant, Research InternIn Washington, we pay about 50 different state taxes and fees into the State Transportation Budget each year.In the 1999-2001 budget, Washington residents paid $2.65 billion in state taxes and fees to fund transportation. In the current biennium, residents are paying about $4.18 billion in transportation tax revenue, a 51.2% increase over the last nine years. That means the buying power of Washington S
