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Income tax ban initiative passes out of House and Senate committees
House and Senate committees in the Washington State Legislature on Friday gave a “do-pass” recommendation to Initiative 2111 to ban state and local ju…
Washington State Senate passes three bipartisan bills from Rep. Kevin Waters
…ep closer to becoming law after receiving approval from the Washington State Senate this week.
Sen. Lynda Wilson votes to support income-tax ban, repeal of police-pursuit restrictions sought by voters
Friday (March 1) morning a majority of members of the Senate Ways and Means Committee endorsed Initiative 2111, which would prohibit any income tax in Washington.
Sen. Lynda Wilson says Senate vote amounts to death sentence for Washington’s firearm dealers
Legislation passed by majority Democrats in the state Senate will likely mean the end of retail firearm sales in Washington, says Sen. Lynda Wilson.
Opinion: House Bill 2114, rent control, appears to have died in the Washington State Senate
Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center believes HB 2114, and other rent control measures, would create a hostile environment for property owners.
Opinion: Proposed House budget promises $200 checks, but only if voters keep the CO2 tax
Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center points out that the payments are the only budget item using CO2 tax revenue that must be spent this year in the Sen…
Opinion: Senate Bill 5570, removing the 1% cap on property taxes, has failed to pass this year
Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center explains that the property tax increase would make housing less affordable, working against many other efforts to h…
POLL: Do you support the effort of Senate Democrats to triple Washington’s 1-percent limit on annual property tax increases?
Do you support the effort of Senate Democrats to triple Washington’s 1-percent limit on annual property tax increases?
Opinion: Senate Bill 5770 would overturn Initiative 747 passed by the voters in 2001
Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center says lawmakers need to get serious about housing affordability instead of hurting the homeowners and renters of Was…
Republican Senate leader decries bill that would triple property tax lid
State Senate Republican leader John Braun is decrying a bill proposed by majority Democrats that, if enacted, could triple Washington’s 1 percent…
House passes HB 1455 on first day of 2024 session
…leared the house with a vote of 98-0 before stalling in the Senate. Photo courtesy Washington House Democrats
Republican leader calls for new path toward housing affordability
Senate Republican Leader John Braun calls for using excess proceeds from Washington’s cap-and-tax policy to alleviate the state’s affordabil…