Now, students at the University of Washington have come up with a slate of proposals they say would keep lawmakers from having to choose — by raising money for higher education without raising state taxes. We're students; we do our homework," said Andrew Lewis, head of government relations for the Associated Students of UW (ASUW). The three-pronged proposal includes: allowing colleges and universities to invest operating funds in higher-yielding investments; partly closing a tax break that gives business-and-occupation and sales tax credits to high-tech firms for research-and-development spending; and giving community and technical college districts the ability to raise money through ballot levies.
