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Taxes

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WA governor to fellow Democrats: Income tax bill still misses mark

House committee approved the latest version of the legislation Feb. 27. The governor insists it doesn’t include adequate tax relief provisions.
March 2, 2026
Jerry Cornfield

Washington Democrats’ controversial income tax bill emerged from a state House panel on Feb. 27 looking much different than when it arrived.


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WA Democrats drop push for business tax to cover Medicaid costs

February 25, 2026
Jake Goldstein-Street

Washington state Democrats are likely abandoning plans for a new tax on employers like Walmart and Amazon, whose workers get health coverage through Medicaid. 


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Budget bills in WA Legislature would tap rainy day fund, spend heavily on legal payouts

February 23, 2026
Jake Goldstein-Street and Bill Lucia

Democrats in the Washington Legislature on Feb. 22 proposed tapping the state’s rainy day savings account and slashing hundreds of millions of dollars for a child care program for low-income families to balance the state’s budget into next year.


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PSD takes steps to place levy back on the ballot

February 22, 2026
TCAJOB Staff

The Pasco School District appears to not be wasting any time in putting a narrowly-rejected levy back before voters. 


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‘Absolutely good news’: WA financial outlook brightens as budget talks heat up

February 17, 2026
Jake Goldstein-Street

Washington state budget writers finally got some rosy news on Feb. 16 as they prepare to release their spending plans.


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Washington state Senate approves tax on personal income over $1M

February 17, 2026
Jerry Cornfield

Washington state moved one step closer Feb. 16 to creating a personal income tax two years after the Legislature said it wouldn’t.


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WA income tax on higher earners clears first legislative hurdle

Democrats reject all 11 Republican-sponsored amendments
February 12, 2026
Jerry Cornfield

Democrats advanced controversial income tax legislation out of a key Washington state Senate committee on Feb. 9 after pledging more proceeds to local public defender costs and increasing a tax break for small businesses.


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More financial pain on horizon for state’s forgotten constituency

February 12, 2026
Guest Contributor

Most elected officials have no idea what it’s like to risk everything you have or to struggle to meet payroll for your employees and their families as waves of new taxes, fees and regulations threaten to drown you and your business.  


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Washington’s competitive edge is eroding

February 12, 2026
Guest Contributor

Washington has long been a high-cost state for employers, but new data show the state is increasingly losing its competitive edge in key areas.


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A building at Lamb Weston.

Top properties reveal who pays the most taxes

February 12, 2026
Rachel Visick

Homeowners may grumble about their property tax bills, but the biggest share of the burden falls on large agricultural and industrial companies across Benton and Franklin counties. 


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