They may ask for voters to raise taxes didn't we have something that states no new taxes well they are sure telling stories if they did democratic officials have been quietly exploring the logistics of a special conference in February that could ask state voters to raise taxes to helpful another budget shortfall,according to documents released to the associated press under public records laws staff members in the legislature have gathered information on both the time and costs of holding such an election even as lawmakers say it's premature to say whether it's an option they will pursue advisers to the governor are among those that have been looking at the logistics democratic sen ed Murray who has openly suggested the idea of a tax package said legislative staffers are making the inquiries so that lawmakers can understand the process if they decide to m ake such a pitch Murray said it currently looks un likely that a plan would be in place for a February election saying that much more research needs to be done lawmakers still need a broader agreement on finding 2 billion to balance the budget there isn't even a concept yet about what revenue would look like Murray said we can't have a discussion about putting anything on the ballot until we have a discussion about what we end up cutting there awaiting special session is where we are now?

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