| Excerpt: | It's a big day in the statehouse! For the first time, a proposal to fund essential public services with a capital gains tax is getting considered on the Senate floor. |
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| Published at: | 2:27 PM on Saturday, March 6th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility, Strong Commonwealth |
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Daily Archives: March 6th, 2021
History in the making: Washington State Senate opens floor debate on capital gains tax
U.S. Senate passes Biden’s American Rescue Plan with concessions to Senator Joe Manchin
| Excerpt: | With Alaska's United States Senator Dan Sullivan absent, Vice President Kamala Harris' tiebreaking vote was not needed to pass the bill. All fifty Democratic senators voted for it, while the other forty-nine Republicans voted against it. |
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| Published at: | 10:30 AM on Saturday, March 6th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Breaking News, Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility, Strong Commonwealth, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes |
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VICTORY! Capital gains tax on wealthy gets approved by the Washington State Senate!