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Controversial WA income tax bill to get first public hearing Friday afternoon

(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,

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WA public records bill scraps task force, focuses only on school records

(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

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WA Dems file proposal requiring schools to provide excused absences for protesting

(The Center Square) – Two House Democrats proposed a bill on Thursday to provide excused absences upon advanced request for Washington state public school students protesting on the taxpayers’ dime. Rep. Osman Salahuddin, D-Redmond, and Rep. Greg Nance, D-Bainbridge Island, filed House Bill 2732 as students across the state walked out of class to protest federal immigration enforcement. State law currently allows schools to treat this as an excused absence, but they can’t do much

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Senate advances bipartisan bill allowing cops to cite parked cars for expired tabs

(The Center Square) – Senate lawmakers advanced a proposal Thursday that would allow police to cite parked cars for expired tabs after several attempts from voters to cap annual registration fees at $30.​ According to a June 2025 CARFAX report, Washington ranked eighth among states with the most expired vehicle registrations at the start of 2025. Nearly 600,000 motor vehicles being driving around have expired car tabs. A bipartisan proposal, Senate Bill 6176, would expand

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