The House Finance Committee passed ESSB 6346 on a 9-6 vote, with only one Democrat, Rep. Walen, voting against the proposed 9.9% income tax. This despite over 100,000 people signing up in opposition to the bill, making it the…
Watch Senate floor debate over the as-of-yet unconstitutional income tax that Washington state lawmakers have proposed in Senate Bill 6346. Spoiler alert: The Democratic-led Senate ended up passing the penalty on high-income…
In a Seattle Times' recent column, "Another ‘millionaires tax’ finds Seattle is far richer than anyone knew," celebrates a $115 million haul from the city's 5% tax on compensation over $1 million, far…
No State Income Tax for Washington Our state is facing many challenges. Street-level homelessness and drug addiction are an epidemic. Student test scores are down. Our environmental policies are not achieving promised…
During the Senate Ways & Means Committee executive session on the proposed 9.9% income tax (SB 6346), Republican members offered a series of amendments that would have added basic taxpayer protections, improved…
Washington’s 2026 legislative session began in January, in Olympia. It’s called a “short” session because it lasts 60 days rather than the regular 105. It was intended to reconcile and refine the work of the previous full…
Business is already leaving – I spoke to some owners and they explained whyThe latest onslaught of tax increases imposed by Olympia in the last 12 months and now the proposal for an income tax, is already creating real…
A version of this testimony was presented to the Senate Ways & Means committee on 2/6/2026.My name is Ryan Frost, and I’m the Director of Budget and Tax Policy at the Washington Policy Center. We oppose Senate Bill…
While it's not this weekend's Super Big Game the name of which everyone but licensed retailers avoid, it does promise to be a super-informative show and well worth watching for those civically engaged in Washington…
Before diving into the specifics of this income tax proposal, I have to address the framing of this bill by legislative supporters. They have advertised this 9.9% income tax as being about “fairness” and providing “real tax…
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