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2025 Legislative Session Democrat Taxes and Spending
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$77.9 billion Budget
8.2% Growth: Fueled by largest tax increase in state history | $4.5 BILLION: New Spending
Time Gov. Bob Ferguson has to veto the budget:
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$12.5 billion in state and local taxes
$1.6 BILLION: Property-tax increase | $2.6 BILLION: Sales-tax increase| $5.6 BILLION: Business and occupation-tax increase |Â $637 MILLION: Capital gains and Death-tax increase | $385 MILLION: New tax on storage units and more | $281 MILLION: New Tesla Tax
$7.5 billion budget shortfall
According to Senate nonpartisan staff
Sen. John Braun on TVW’s The Impact – 2025 Sine Die Special
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News from the Caucus
AUDIO: Despite signing of anti-parents’ rights bill, ‘this isn’t over,’ says Dozier
A state Senator is frustrated after the governor signed a new law that overrides Washington’s 2024 parental-rights protections. Tracy Ellis reports.
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ALERT: The budget shortfall was NEVER $16 billion – it’s just a Democrat talking point
No matter how many times the governor said it in his news conference and no matter how many times the press repeats Democrat talking points… The TRUE budget shortfall number was never higher than $7.5 billion. The nonpartisan legislative staff with Senate Committee Services (SCS) and the House Office of Program Research (OPR),...
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AUDIO: Senate Republicans react to Ferguson signing largest tax increase in state history
Governor Bob Ferguson made big promises about fiscal responsibility, but today, Senate Republicans say he threw those promises out the window. Tracy Ellis reports.
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The Elephant in the Dome Podcast: Education—The State’s Paramount Duty, A Reality Check with Sen. John Braun
Senator John Braun discusses Washington’s constitutional duty to fund education, concerns over academic decline, the impact of local levies, and policy shifts shaping schools. Is the legislature delivering on its promise? Listen to find out.
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AUDIO/PHOTOS: Sens. Mark Schoesler, Nikki Torres, and Perry Dozier on KONA Radio
Senators Mark Schoesler, Nikki Torres, and Perry Dozier discuss the latest budget decisions, tax policies, and housing challenges impacting Eastern Washington. They highlight bipartisan efforts, concerns over rising costs, and the potential for a special legislative session. LISTEN
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AUDIO: Braun: Tragic fentanyl-related death of Puyallup child shows continued need for stronger child-endangerment laws
A five-year-old Puyallup boy died from fentanyl exposure in his own home—a tragedy the State Senate Republican Leader says should never happen. Tracy Ellis reports.
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News from the Senators
Senate Republican leaders surprised, disappointed by governor’s backing of largest tax increase in state history
OLYMPIA… Senate Republican leaders say the governor chose the wrong side today in signing a new state operating budget that relies on the largest package of tax increases in Washington history. Despite earlier denouncing new taxes that would hit the state’s working families, Gov. Bob Ferguson decided not to veto bills that will extend the...
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Governor signs Braun bill providing schools with cost-saving student transportation options
OLYMPIA…Gov. Bob Ferguson today signed a bill sponsored by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia, that will allow schools to use state funding for more appropriate student transportation options when using a school bus is not necessary or cost-effective. Student transportation to and from school, and to various K-12 programs and services, is funded through the Student...
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Governor signs bipartisan Boehnke bill, fortifying Washington’s election security
Sen. Matt Boehnke, R-Kennewick/Credit: Washington State Senate OLYMPIA… Washington is taking a giant leap forward in election security. Thanks to a groundbreaking bipartisan bill championed by Sen. Matt Boehnke, the state’s elections will be more secure and resilient against cyber threats than ever before. On Saturday, the governor proudly signed Senate Bill 5014, marking a...
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Solar meets soil: Boehnke’s landmark clean-energy bill becomes law
Sen. Matt Boehnke, R-Kennewick/Credit: Washington State Senate OLYMPIA… On Tuesday, the governor signed a bipartisan measure from Sen. Matt Boehnke that accelerates the deployment of distributed energy technologies like solar, storage, and agrivoltaics across the state. The new law is a major step forward for clean energy and land stewardship in Washington. “This is a...
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Goehner bill on siting energy projects becomes law
Sen. Keith Goehner/R-Dryden/Credit: Washington State Senate OLYMPIA… Yesterday, the governor signed a bipartisan measure from Sen. Keith Goehner that strengthens local governments’ ability to collaborate with the state on locating major clean-energy projects. The new law clarifies that cities and counties assisting the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC)—the state’s centralized permitting authority for large...
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Braun: Tragic fentanyl-related death of Puyallup child shows continued need for stronger child-endangerment laws
OLYMPIA… Senate Republican Leader John Braun, R-Centralia, issued the following statement today after the Pierce County medical examiner found the March death of a 5-year-old Puyallup boy was caused by acute fentanyl toxicity. The boy’s mother was arrested and  appeared in court yesterday on a charge of first-degree manslaughter after allegedly exposing him to the...
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Good news! Legislative Democrats' bill allowing the state to remove your elected Sheriff at-will (HB 1399) has died. This anti-public safety and anti-Democracy bill was heavily opposed, including by many Sheriffs.![]()
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Thank you to everyone who Signed-in CON on HB 1399! Stay vigilant though, this bill may return next year. ![]()
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Governor Ferguson signed a budget into law with CUTS in support for childcare programs, domestic-violence prevention programs, college financial aid, and support for state & county fairs. Discover Pass, fishing & hunting license fees up 38-50%.
There is NO EXCUSE to have a budget relying on the LARGEST TAX INCREASES IN WASHINGTON STATE HISTORY, which was just signed into law by Governor Bob Ferguson and passed by Legislative Democrats (SB 5167). Poll after poll showed people DID NOT want more taxes after many years of tax increases from Legislative Democrats and former Governor Jay Inslee.![]()
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The Democrat budget relies on MASSIVE property-tax increases that will also hit renters; a capital gains-style tax on innovation; cuts to student aid for tuition at state-run colleges and universities; business tax increases, and much more, like a 38% fee increases on hunting and fishing licenses, and a 50% fee increase for the Discover Pass. ![]()
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WA Democrats voted down the no-new-taxes, no-cuts budget offered by Senate Republicans, then proceeded to pass their own budget, with cuts in support for childcare programs, domestic-violence prevention programs, college financial aid, and support for state & county fairs. However you look at it, it's the wrong budget for our state. ![]()
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You and your family deserve so much better. ![]()
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#WADeservesBetter #GovernmentGreed #UnaffordableWA #waleg
