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Washingtonians are struggling to afford already high health care costs, and those costs keep climbing. Sadly, I’ve seen this firsthand in my rheumatology practice, where patients are faced with expensive, complex drugs to manage their symptoms. In 2019 alone, spending jumped 6.2% to $47.9 billion. Employers, families, and taxpayers are all feeling the strain. Something must change. One little-known federal program, the 340B Drug Pricing Program, is quietly making things worse. Created by Congress in
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
