Part 5: Current Negotiation Issues and Trends — Local Government Revenue Reports

Part 5: Current Negotiation Issues and Trends — Local Government Revenue Reports

By Jim Cline and Kate Kremer

In the last article in this series, we briefly discussed the Washington tax system and how it impacts local government revenues. In this article, we will discuss the current revenue situation.

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Part 4: Current Negotiation Issues and Trends — Local Government Budgets

Part 4: Current Negotiation Issues and Trends — Local Government Budgets

By Jim Cline and Kate Kremer

In the previous articles in this series, we’ve discussed inflation and inflation predictions. We have also discussed expectations for whether there will be a recession and how that might impact the job market. Two other important economic factors to discuss, as they will have some impact on labor contract settlements, are the tax revenues and budgets of local governments.

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Part 3: Current Negotiation Issues and Trends — How Real is the Recession Threat to your Negotiations?

Part 3: Current Negotiation Issues and Trends — How Real is the Recession Threat to your Negotiations?

By Jim Cline and Kate Kremer

In the last two articles in this series, we discussed recent and projected CPI. We have described the recent spikes in inflation as well as economist predictions that inflation will start to taper off.

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