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(The Center Square) – The Washington House Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee has voted to advance a bill that would give the State Attorney General’s Office expanded power to demand information from private individuals and entities without a judicial warrant. While Democrat committee members such as Vice Chair Darya Farivar, D-Seattle, sought to portray the bill as giving the AGO more legal tools to protect the civil rights of state residents, Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen,
(The Center Square) – Washington State Republican Party Chair Jim Walsh, who also serves in the state House of Representatives, says majority party Democrats pushing ahead with an income tax bill is “an insult to the people of Washington and to the state Supreme Court.” Meanwhile, Democrats supporting Senate Bill 6346 – a 9.9% tax on annual personal income exceeding $1 million for individuals and households – are hoping that the state’s highest court will
(The Center Square) – Several farming groups, including Whatcom County-based Save Family Farming, have sent a letter to Washington state leaders regarding recent data indicating the state ranks last in farmer take-home pay for 2024. According to the USDA Economic Research Service’s farm income and wealth statistics report, in 2024, returns for Washington farm operators totaled $295 million in the red, ranking the state last in the nation for financial returns for operators. The state’s
(The Center Square) – Some of the most prominent chambers of commerce and business associations in Washington state are advising caution around proposals to increase state spending by roughly $2 billion. The state House and Senate both released supplemental operating budget proposals this week that fill Washington’s multi-billion-dollar deficit in the 2025-27 biennium by raiding the state’s rainy-day fund; the plans balance out over a four-year outlook while relying on revenues from a proposed income
