Here’s the statement from Inslee’s spokesman:
Our earlier post about Gregoire’s proposals is here.

Brad Shannon maintains this blog. He is political editor at The Olympian and can be reached at 360-753-1688 or bshannon@theolympian.com.
BRAD SHANNON | Staff writer
Gov.-elect Jay Inslee, a Democrat, put out a brief statement about the two-year budget proposals that out-going Gov. Chris Gregoire announced this morning. The Gregoire plans include various tax increases or extensions of existing taxes, and Inslee campaigned on a no-new-taxes platform that did allow for closure of tax loopholes.
Here’s the statement from Inslee’s spokesman:
Our earlier post about Gregoire’s proposals is here.
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