With less than 30 days before the Legislature comes into session in Washington state, Olympia finds itself with a potential $66 million shortfall . Add to that a certain amount of uncertainty as to what federal funds might be coming into this state, and now you have a certain added urgency to what the Legislature thinks it needs to do for next year. loading...

According to seattletimes.com,

‘ With about a month to go before the 2026 legislative session, progressive lawmakers in Olympia rolled out a new revenue proposal Tuesday that targets Washington’s largest employers with a 5% payroll excise tax on wages above $125,000.’

So, what do they want to do?

Historically, Washington State has been very averse to the possibility of a state income tax. This proposal being put forwa

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