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MONEYWATCH

Increasing your contributions a little each pay period can greatly increase your retirement savings. Plus, every dollar you contribute reduces your federal taxable income by a dollar and lowers your tax bill at the end of the year. This year, tax laws allow you to save even more. The 2006 plan limit is $15,000 for […]

State union seeks big pay boost for workers

OLYMPIA, Wash. — State employees are looking for a big pay raise, hoping to match the salaries paid by local government and outside peers for comparable work. But Gov. Gary Locke’s negotiators say the price tag could be prohibitive –over $1 billion. (For the full story, click on the following link and  go to http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/aplocal_story.asp?category=6420&slug=WA%20State%20Worker%20Pay&searchdiff=2&searchpagefrom=1)