This week on The Capitol Buzz Headlines with Hanna Scott…
House and Senate Democrats unveil their supplemental operating, transportation and capital budgets during “budget week” in Olympia. House Republicans warn the operating plan adds two billion dollars in new spending, relies on one-time gimmicks and includes a proposed income tax and a raid on the LEOFF 1 pension fund. Meanwhile, lawmakers from both parties advance a transportation budget with no new taxes and a capital budget focused on school modernization and housing. Plus, Republicans push back on a bill that could shift the power to remove a sheriff from voters to a state board.
The Capitol Buzz Radio Headlines program is a roundup of state legislative news sent out each week on Fridays during the 2026 legislative session from Washington House Republicans for broadcast on radio stations across Washington.