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Publications

Senate Ways & Means Committee staff prepare many legislative and citizen resource guides in the areas of budget and tax in Washington State. The guides serve as a quick reference for answers to general questions in these areas. Below are the most recent publications.

(Note: These documents are presented in Adobe pdf format. To view them, you need to have Acrobat Reader, a free viewer from Adobe. To download this viewer, visit Adobe.com.)

Budget Guides

Citizen's Guide to the Budget (January 2008)

Citizen's Guide to K-12 Finance (January 2008)

Citizen's Guide to Local Government Finance (February 2001)

Common Schools (K-12) Capital Budget Primer (January 1999)

Tax Guides

Overview of Washington's Tax Structure (May 2006)

Legislative Guide to Washington State Property Taxes (January 2007)

Washington State Property Tax Manual (May 2006)

The Taxation of Agriculture in Washington State (May 2006)

The Taxation of Nonprofit Organizations in Washington State (May 2006)

Property Taxes: Exemptions and Special Programs (May 2006)

Higher Education Studies

Student Financial Aid Study (by Human Capital Research Corp., Jan 1998)

WA State Students Financial Aid Programs (by WA St Inst Public Policy, Jan 1998)

Tuition Authority & State Support for Higher Education (January 1998)

Medical Assistance Cost Containment Studies (By Lewin Associates)

Medicaid Cost Containment: Report No. 2 (December 2002)

Pharmacy Initiatives: Supplement to Report No. 2 (January 2003)

Publications listed here can also be obtained in hardcopy form by contacting the Senate Ways & Means Committee.