Discover the alternatives Washington Democrats propose after ditching the wealth tax meant to boost the state's budget.

Washington Governor Bob Ferguson said he wouldn’t sign a budget that relies on the wealth tax proposed by his fellow ...

Possible increases in property taxes and business and occupation taxes have garnered the lion’s share of headlines this ...

Olympia Democrats want to compound the damage from tariffs.

Ferguson, a Democrat, told reporters at a news event in the Governor’s Conference Room that in his view, both chambers’ plans ...

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Tuesday put the kibosh on Democratic lawmakers’ plans to use billions of dollars from a ...

Majority Democrats in both chambers of the Washington State Legislature say a “wealth tax” proposal is dead this session.

Lawmakers are also debating 5% payroll for the state's largest companies and changes to the 1% property tax cap as Democrats ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson will not sign either the House or Senate budget proposals, citing concerns over untested wealth tax and ...

Dozens of major companies have sent a letter to Washington's governor and state legislature to "review and revise" the tax ...

Washington’s wealthiest individuals ... But a drastically slimmed version of the so-called wealth tax won’t raise anywhere near what Democrats say is necessary to close a wide budget gap and stave off ...

Eastern Washington legislators offered mixed reactions to Ferguson’s stance. Democrat Rep. Natasha Hill of Spokane defended the wealth tax as a fair approach to taxing high-income individuals.