This week on The Capitol Buzz Headlines with Hanna Scott… Senate Democrats advanced a proposed state income tax over unanimous Republican opposition, while House Republicans prepare for a Finance Committee hearing on Senate Bill 6346. […]
Senator John Braun discusses a bill expanding child endangerment laws to include fentanyl exposure. With fentanyl-related tragedies among young children on the rise, this legislation aims to provide an additional tool to safeguard kids and […]
Washington lawmakers paused Thursday to mark the Day of Remembrance, honoring Japanese Americans who were forcibly removed from their homes during World War II. Lawmakers remembered Japanese American families who were uprooted by a presidential order and […]
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 […]
by Aspen Ford, Washington State StandardFebruary 19, 2026 Legislation to eliminate a Washington state tax break for large mortgage lenders and use the revenue to partially backfill wildfire prevention programs is making progress in Olympia. […]
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