On Tuesday, House Democrats passed the state income tax (Senate Bill 6346) after more than 24 hours of debate, ignoring the impact it will have on our economy and the essential fact that it is unconstitutional. They did so despite all the opposition from across the...
Senate Democrats passed their $80 billion operating budget Friday -- a budget that relies on: The hope that $801 million in appropriated money WON'T actually get spent $114 million in higher taxes, on top of the record $12.3 billion in state and local tax increases...
Watch Sen. Keith Wagoner give the Republican perspective after the governor's State of the State speech today. Can the majority live within its means? As the governor delivered his annual State of the State address earlier this week, we were reminded...
Session ends with long debate on $77.9 billion operating budget After long and heated debate, the majority passed the 2025-27 operating budget without a single Senate Republican vote. The document, which was released Saturday for a Sunday vote, is more than...
Silence: Still no word on budget negotiations How much will the 2025-27 operating budget increase state spending and taxes? How much will the 2025-27 operating budget increase state spending and taxes? That's a good question. We're not sure yet...
Republicans provide a no-new-tax budget option Democrats ignore our fiscally sound approach It's official. The Senate Republican operating budget proposal known as $ave Washington is now an official bill and could easily be adopted by the Legislature. Senate...
Republican budget leaders on Senate Democrats’ record-setting tax package "A new kind of March madness" OLYMPIA… Sen. Chris Gildon, R-Puyallup, and Sen. Nikki Torres, R-Pasco, offered this reaction to the $20 billion, four-year tax package proposed by the...
HELP STOP SENATE BILL 5174 "This is ridiculous overreach!" - 4th LD Constituent Wood-burning stoves are a critical home-heating source for many homeowners across Washington. Rural families depend on them more than those who live in bigger cities. Lower-income...
