The right attitude

There is a lot more to government revenues than just taxes.

There are those ubiquitous fees.

Raising taxes takes some doing. Raising fees is a simple matter.

In Washington state, raising fees has become almost an art.

Most state departments and agencies raise fees without much difficulty and without much protest.

State Senator Mark Schoesler wants to make the fees and the changes in fees more transparent.

He authored SB 5751. It recently passed in the senate.

Schoesler’s bill would require state agencies to publish all fees and make them accessible to the public at one site online. Additionall...