The state where Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates made fortunes might have progressive social policies, but its resistance to an income tax is similar to conservative states. That might change. By Anna ...

To raise taxes on the rich, New York's Mayor wants help from Albany and Gov. Kathy Hochul. And if they refuse? Mamdani now says he'll jack up property taxes by nearly 10%. But isn't overspending the ...

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson has thrown his support behind a proposed 9.9 percent tax on income over a million dollars. Washington doesn’t have any income tax. The state Supreme Court ruled in 1933 ...

Ryan Frost is the director of budget and tax policy at Washington Policy Center. Mark Harmsworth is the small-business director at Washington Policy Center and a former Republican Washington state ...

SEATTLE — At all levels, elected officials in Washington State are taking action to prepare for a possible mass deployment of ICE agents to the state. Washington state, King County, and the City of ...

The overhaul of the state of Washington’s financial management system is highlighting the need to have focused priorities and collaboration among state agencies and their private-sector partners.

Washington state residents may soon be forced to produce IDs before getting onto websites with pornographic content. Within the state's House of Representatives, Rep. Mari Leavitt introduced House ...

SEATTLE — Minnesota and Illinois have filed a lawsuit against the federal government seeking to block Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) “enforcement surges." The legal move is drawing ...

SEATTLE — Luis remembers the morning clearly. It was just after 6:30 a.m. when his father left their home in Renton and was near The Landing, heading to work. Minutes later, immigration agents ...

As the 2026 state legislative session approaches, rumors continue to swirl about a slew of new tax proposals which are likely to be considered. These proposals include a payroll tax and an income tax, ...

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos may have seen the tax increases coming in Washington state when he moved to Miami two years ago. And he got out just in time as Democrats who run the Evergreen State—once ...

Washington state hasn’t really had an income tax for nearly a century, but that might be about to change. Washington state hasn’t really had an income tax for nearly a century, but that might be about ...