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Opinion: Washington state’s rainy day fund won’t help fire victims
['Kathy Crowell', 'Patricia Yates', 'Murray Chapman']
ClarkCountyToday.com
Rep. John Ley says Washington’s reserves sit at about 5.6 percent, the lowest in the nation, leaving little for wildfire relief.
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At the same time, the Democrat majority raided the rainy-day account down to the lowest reserves in the nation.
A healthy rainy-day fund exists precisely for moments like this — December floods in the Puget Sound region or the wildfires now burning across Spokane and much of eastern Washington.
That is why I support a no-new-taxes balanced budget that cuts billions in waste while protecting rainy-day reserves, healthcare funding, schools, and public safety.