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On March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry famously delivered his “give me liberty or give me death speech” to the Second Virginia Convention. On Wednesday, the Washington State House of Representatives said, “Meh.” On March 4, 2026, the House of Representatives spent several hours debating and passing Senate Bill 5925. At first glance, the bill may appear technical or unimportant. Further review, however, reveals something far more profound. The bill grants the Washington Attorney General authority
(The Center Square) – Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson may be satisfied with the House of Representatives’ latest version of an income tax bill – so much so that he said he will sign it if it passes the Legislature – but plenty of others remain skeptical. In the wee hours of Friday morning, majority party Democrats in the House released an overhauled version of Senate Bill 6346 to impose a 9.9% tax on Washington adjusted
Washington’s proposed state income tax on earnings above $1 million threatens to undermine the progress and stability of minority-owned businesses at a time when our state’s entrepreneurial diversity is finally gaining momentum. As co-chair of the Seattle Ethnic Chamber of Commerce, I’ve seen firsthand how tax policy shapes opportunity in our communities. Introducing this new tax will disproportionately burden many minority entrepreneurs whose business income flows directly to personal tax returns, turning what appears as
(The Center Square) – Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes says that any police officer who violates the city’s new policy requiring documentation of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions, including video recording, will be subject to disciplinary proceedings. “This would be a violation of our policy, a violation of the law,” Barnes told the Seattle City Council’s Select Committee on Federal Administration and Policy on Thursday. “They could be placed on administrative leave per the
