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(The Center Square) – House Democrats proposed a sugar tax on Thursday that would impose another 3-cent charge per fluid ounce of applicable beverages, amounting to a 72-cent tax on a 24-ounce coffee. The sugar tax would be in addition to other state and local taxes, including Seattle’s sugar tax, which amounts to a 1.75-cent-per-ounce tax on distributors of “sweetened beverages.” The money would go toward expanding food assistance programs, despite studies showing that it
(The Center Square) – A Washington state bill filed last year and reintroduced this session would levy a tax on certain social media platforms and search engines to fund state Department of Commerce journalism grants. It’s a proposal that garnered support from several news organizations during its public hearing that indicated they will apply for funding, but the bill also drew criticism from tech sector advocates who say the tax could face legal challenges. Under
(The Center Square) – More than 52,000 Washingtonians had signed in “con’’ as of 8 a.m. Friday morning, ahead of a 1:30 p.m. Senate Ways & Means Committee public hearing on Senate Bill 6346, a 9.9% tax on income over $1 million. Just over 14,000 have signed in “pro” on what has been dubbed the “millionaire’s tax.” Opponents of the proposed tax say that while it may start out as a tax only on millionaires,
(The Center Square) – A Washington bill concerning public records requests advanced out of committee, but not before lawmakers amended it to remove a proposed task force and narrow the scope to just school districts. House Bill 2661 sponsored by Rep. Skyler Rude, R-Walla Walla, would have originally created a temporary task force of eight voting members and four nonvoting legislators to “to examine the impact of frivolous, retaliatory, or harassing public records requests on
