Category Archives: In The News

People in Washington have famously said no to a state income tax the past 10 times they’ve voted on it. The rejections were hardly mild. Since 1970, the closest the pro-tax side has come to a win was in 2010, ...

A ban on police face coverings has been one of the most talked about policy proposals in the first two days of Washington’s legislative session, with lead lawmakers and the governor lining up in support. Senate Bill 5855, which covers local, state ...

We should all hope we’d be in the financial position where we’d have to pay Gov. Bob Ferguson’s proposed “millionaires’ tax,” because — as the name implies — it would levy a tax on annual income above $1 million, meaning ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson has thrown his support behind an income tax on millionaires, backing what would be a seismic shift in Washington’s tax code. At a budget news conference Tuesday, Ferguson endorsed a proposal brewing among legislative Democrats that would ...

Police could call judges at a domestic violence crime scene to issue no-contact orders, and a cold case unit would be formed to examine cold cases involving missing and murdered Indigenous women under several bills under consideration by Washington legislators. ...

Recess would be mandatory at public schools in Washington under a bill before the state Legislature. Senate Bill 5457 would require that elementary students receive at least 45 minutes of play time per day, far more than many elementary students currently receive.

The Washington State Legislature celebrated the accomplishments of the Washington National Guard during concurrent House and Senate sessions on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. “I find it to be a tremendous honor to represent the 28th District and our National Guard ...

Washington could stop businesses from pricing products differently simply because of the gender they’re marketed to — like those pink razors that are basically the same as their blue counterparts but cost more. That’s what Senate Bill 5171 would do, says ...

Washington state is considering making school meals free to every student. That idea received wide support at a recent Senate hearing. But some opponents say it’s a bad idea. Jason Perrins, superintendent of the Chewelah School District in Stevens County, ...