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New transportation taxes and fees – hearing April 6th
A list of all of the new taxes and fees that are part of the "Forward Washington" transportation proposal. There will be a public hearing next Tuesday, April 6th at 8:30 am in the Senate Transportation Committee. Sign in to let your voice be heard if you can....
State Senate passes record $59.2 billion spending plan for 2021-23. House budget version up for debate and vote on Saturday.
With less than a month left in this year’s 105-day regular session, state lawmakers are poised for lengthy floor sessions in the coming days, beginning this Saturday and extending through next Sunday, April 11th. That is the last day for both houses to pass...
Open carry gun ban bill passes state House; $11.8 billion transportation budget passes Senate
Open carry gun ban bill passes state House on party-line vote after lengthy Sunday debate. Senate unanimously passes $11.8 billion transportation budget. State lawmakers continue to focus on major tax and spending proposals, as this year’s 105-day legislative session...
Senate Democrats propose $59.2 billion state spending plan, relying on a new capital gains income tax and tapping into state reserves to pay for it
Olympia, WA - March 27, 2021 - With just a month left in this year’s legislative session, state lawmakers this week turned their attention to new proposals for the state’s 2021-23 operating budget. Governor Inslee submitted his $57.6 billion spending plan in December,...
Pay-Per-Mile Taxes are Coming
by Ruth Peterson Here's an example of how bad policy is allowed to creep into our lives. All of a sudden you are blind-sided and wish you knew where it came from. One good example is one I’ve already talked about – the Capital Gains Income Tax. It’s advertised right...
Democrats continue to move taxes and new “government programs” forward despite plenty of money to cover current budget
WashingtonVotes NEWS: (with our comments added) Friday, March 19, 2021 State budget writers working on spending plans for 2021-23, as policy committees wrap up hearings ahead of next legislative deadline. Now in its 68th day, this year’s 105-day legislative session is...
Progression of Bad Bills – Action needed now – Session Ends in a Few Weeks!
by Ruth Peterson Last Tuesday evening was an important cut-off date. All bills must be voted off the floor of the chamber they were introduced in or they are dead. This is called the “house of origin.” All Senate bills have to have been passed by the Senate and sent...
Bad State Senate bills in Olympia that need your attention
by Ruth Peterson First up are bills that have to do with law enforcement and our criminal justice system. These are some very bad bills - everything from civilian oversight of police departments and putting all law enforcement complaints on a public database to...
State lawmakers debate and vote on dozens of bills this week. Controversial issues decided along sharply divided partisan lines.
Feb. 24, 2021 No committee meetings or public hearings have been scheduled for most of this week, as the full House and Senate start to debate and vote on more than 150 bills that have been placed on their respective floor action calendars. The action follows Monday’s...
State lawmakers shift their focus to tax and spending bills after committee cut-off deadline passes.
Update on capital gains income tax and gun control bills. Feb. 17, 2021 - Monday’s deadline for passing bills out of policy committees in their originating chamber has now left 463 non-fiscal measures eligible for further consideration during this year’s legislative...
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