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(The Center Square) – There was standing room only on Monday at the Washington State Legislature for a public hearing before the House Committee on Community Safety regarding a bill that would dramatically change eligibility standards for elected sheriffs. The contentious legislation also looks to give the state a path to remove elected sheriffs from office if they don’t meet new requirements. Democrats say Senate Bill 5974 is a necessary measure to hold sheriffs accountable
(The Center Square) – House and Senate Democrats released their supplemental budget proposals on Sunday, offering two plans to fill a multi-billion-dollar deficit while ultimately increasing total spending. Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a $77.9 billion operating budget last spring for the 2025-27 biennium, with $150.4 billion in spending across all budgeted funds. Despite passing the largest tax increase in state history, Olympia faces another gap that Ferguson proposed filling with a $79 billion operating budget.
(The Center Square) – Legislation that would impose an income tax on people who make more than a million dollars is set for another public hearing Tuesday in Olympia. SB 6346 would slap a 9.9% tax on income above a million dollars, which is why majority Democrats are calling it a millionaire’s tax. Opponents, including former Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna, say if the legislation is approved and upheld by the courts, it will certainly
Washington has been down this road before. In 2016, voters were presented with Initiative 1501, marketed as a commonsense measure to protect seniors from identity theft. The emotional appeal was powerful. The substance was something else entirely. The initiative rewrote Washington’s public records law, carving out a special exemption for certain publicly funded caregivers. The Wall Street Journal editorial board labeled it “SEIU’s Ballot Fraud,” accusing the Service Employees International Union of trying to “hoodwink
