In a huge breakthrough, NPI’s top legislative priority has secured the support of an absolute majority of the state’s forty-nine senators. Now it’s on to the House of Representatives.
Daily Archives: March 6th, 2021
Posted inLegislative Advocacy
History in the making: Washington State Senate opens floor debate on capital gains tax
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.
Posted inBreaking News
U.S. Senate passes Biden’s American Rescue Plan with concessions to Senator Joe Manchin
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.