“The last thing my constituents want to hear is that state government, in an effort to raise more revenue, is driving more employers out of state or out of business.”
— Rep. Jaime Herrera (R-Ridgefield), in response to Democratic Gov. Christine Gregoire’s State of the State address on Tuesday. In the speech to both houses of the legislature, Gregoire outlined a proposal containing a mix of tax increases and cuts in services to plug an estimated $2.6 billion budget gap.
