Senate Republican Leader John Braun criticizes Democrats’ proposed wealth tax, warning it will stifle innovation and drive businesses elsewhere. He links declining state revenue growth to excessive taxation and regulation, arguing that the largest tax […]
In this episode of The Deputies, Rep. Chris Corry and Sen. Drew MacEwen discuss a range of proposed taxes, including increases to the B&O tax, wealth tax, and property tax. They highlight the potential economic impacts, […]
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 Senate’s majority Democrats today, ahead of the anticipated Monday rollout of their 2025-27 operating-budget proposal. From Sen. […]
by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardMarch 20, 2025 Let the tax debate begin in Olympia. Democrats in the Washington state Senate kicked it off Thursday with a monstrous opening statement, calling for higher property tax […]
by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State StandardMarch 20, 2025 Staff at the Washington attorney general’s office argue a furlough will just mean unpaid hours because the agency’s work has to get done. They say about $20 […]
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