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Discover the alternatives Washington Democrats propose after ditching the wealth tax meant to boost the state's budget.
Majority Democrats in both chambers of the Washington State Legislature strongly hinted that a “wealth tax” proposal is dead ...
Washington Governor Bob Ferguson said he wouldn’t sign a budget that relies on the wealth tax proposed by his fellow ...
Ferguson, a Democrat, told reporters at a news event in the Governor’s Conference Room that in his view, both chambers’ plans ...
Lawmakers are also debating 5% payroll for the state's largest companies and changes to the 1% property tax cap as Democrats ...
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Tuesday put the kibosh on Democratic lawmakers’ plans to use billions of dollars from a ...
Gov. Bob Ferguson will not sign either the House or Senate budget proposals, citing concerns over untested wealth tax and ...
The current administration hasn’t announced any plans to do so, though some states are taking matters into their own hands.
Gov. Ferguson said he would veto any spending package with a wealth tax, but may have opened the door for other tax proposals ...
Dozens of major companies have sent a letter to Washington's governor and state legislature to "review and revise" the tax ...
Washington's top firms warn that proposed taxes could harm the state’s economy, urging lawmakers to reconsider their approach ...
How much Washington should raise in new tax revenue and who will pay is something state lawmakers and Gov. Bob Ferguson will hash out in the final weeks of the legislative session.