[00:00:08:09 - 00:00:33:11] Speaker 1 (Tracy Ellis): It's the Elephant in the Dome, the official podcast of the Washington State Senate Republican Caucus. I'm Tracy Ellis with Senate Republican Leader John Braun and wrapping up the 2026 legislative session. And, oh,...
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TRANSCRIPT: The Elephant in the Dome: Budget Battles & Washington’s Fiscal Future: Income Tax, Deficits, Doom Loops
Tracy Ellis: Welcome to The Elephant in the Dome, the official podcast of the Washington State Senate Republican Caucus. I'm Tracy Ellis with Senate Republican Leader John Braun and Senate Republican budget lead Chris Gildon. The budgets are out now, and this is the...
EITD TRANSCRIPT: Washington Income Tax Showdown? Braun Reveals What Happened in Governor Meeting
Speaker 1 (Ellis): It's the Elephant in the Dome, the official podcast of the Washington State Senate Republican Caucus. I'm Tracy Ellis, joined by Senate Republican Leader John Braun. Well, we're in the final stretch of the session now, and tensions are really rising...
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Tracy Ellis: It's the elephant in the dome. The official podcast of the Washington State Senate Republican Caucus. I'm Tracy Ellis with Senate Republican Leader John Braun, and this is budget week. It's a very busy week, and that's why we're in Senator Braun's office...
Additional Income Tax resources
Jason Mercier with Mountain States Policy Center shared the following posts: https://www.mountainstatespolicy.org/post/pretty-little-income-tax-lies-why-washington-s-proposed-millionaire-tax-is-olympia-s-trojan-horse...
TRANSCRIPT: The Elephant in the Dome Podcast: Fentanyl, Families, and the Fight for Child Safety
00:00:08:24 - 00:00:16:20 Speaker 1 It's the Elephant in the Dome, the official podcast of the Washington State Senate Republican Caucus. I'm Tracy Ellis with Senate Republican Leader 00:00:16:22 - 00:00:33:21 Speaker 1 John Braun. I'd actually thought we'd start...
STATEMENT: Republicans continue push for affordability amid wave of tax proposals
OLYMPIA… The agenda for today’s meeting of the Senate Ways and Means Committee has Senate Republican budget leaders suggesting only one party in Olympia is committed to making Washington more affordable. If the seven tax or fee bills on deck for committee votes today...
STATEMENT: Republican leaders on state income tax: unconstitutional, undemocratic, and coming for everyone in Washington
OLYMPIA… Leaders in the state Legislature’s Senate Republican caucus offered these comments following the majority Democrats’ passage of legislation to create a state income tax. Senate Bill 6346 was passed with a 27-22 vote: From Senate Republican Leader John Braun...
Elephant in the Dome Podcast Transcript
Tracy Ellis: It's the Elephant in the dome, the official podcast of the Washington State Senate Republican Caucus. I'm Tracy Ellis with state Senate Republican leader John Braun. Also joining us is Senate Republican budget lead Chris Gildon. And the reason Senator...
Elephant in the Dome Podcast Transcript
Introduction Welcome to Elephant in the Dome, the official podcast of the Washington State Senate Republican Caucus. In this episode, Tracy Ellis is joined by Senate Republican Leader John Braun and Caucus Chair Judy Warnick to discuss two citizen-driven initiatives...
TRANSCRIPT – Daycare Fraud: Is Scrutiny Racist? Plus, Democrats’ Piecrust Tax Promises—The Elephant in the Dome Podcast
LISTEN Disclaimer: This transcript is an accurate representation of the conversation, but it is not an exact verbatim record. Some pauses, repetitions, and filler words have been removed for clarity. Tracy Ellis: Welcome to The Elephant in the Dome, the official...
Transcript: The Elephant in the Dome Podcast—Washington’s Power Crunch: John Braun on the Future of the Grid
LISTEN Transcript Disclaimer: This transcript is an edited version of the conversation for clarity and readability. It is an accurate representation of the discussion but not a verbatim record. Tracy Ellis: It’s the Elephant in the Dome — the official podcast of the...