OLYMPIA… Leaders in the Senate Republican Caucus offered these reactions to today’s announcement by Gov. Bob Ferguson that he will support the proposed state income tax if a rewrite suggested by House Democrats is approved. From Senate Republican Leader John […]
House Republicans fought a controversial bill affecting locally elected sheriffs for nearly eight hours on the House floor before Democrats approved it early Friday morning. The measure allows the unelected state Criminal Justice Training Commission to decertify a sheriff […]
This week on The Capitol Buzz Headlines with Hanna Scott… With less than a week remaining in the 2026 legislative session, Washington lawmakers are racing to finish major spending plans and policy proposals before the March […]
by Aspen Ford, Washington State StandardMarch 5, 2026 Washington’s cap-and-trade program could soon link with carbon markets in California and Quebec, a move that agency officials say would decrease and stabilize decarbonization costs. The state […]
by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardMarch 4, 2026 The votes weren’t there yet late Wednesday for Democrats’ income tax bill in the Washington state House. Democratic members are withholding support for the proposed income tax […]
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