By a vote of 26 to 22, the Senate approved House Bill 1876, which requires fiscal impact disclosures to be appended to ballot titles that would alter the state’s finances.
Monthly Archives: March 2022
Posted inElections
Washingtonians overwhelmingly support adding fiscal impact disclosures to ballot titles
More than eight in ten Washington voters are supportive of legislation that would add transparency and context to statewide initiatives and referenda in Washington by disclosing fiscal impacts to voters on the ballot, NPI’s February 2022 statewide poll finds.
Posted inLegislative Advocacy
President Biden: “This is our moment to meet and overcome the challenges of our time”
Americans witnessed basic Joe Biden in this week’s State of the Union speech, the unifier who has rallied NATO and brought the world’s democracies closer together in response to Vladimir Putin’s attack on Ukraine, and the frustrated would-be healer of a nation’s hurts while dealing with a prolonged pandemic.
Posted inPolicy Topics
Washington State Senate passes two critically important gun safety bills in evening session
A pair of extremely important, much needed gun safety bills previously approved by the House of Representatives each received constitutional majorities in the Washington State Senate on March 1st, 2022 and are one step closer to becoming laws.
Posted inLegislative Advocacy
President Biden praises Ukraine, offers unity agenda in 2022 State of the Union address
Biden’s overarching message was that opportunities accompany crises. As he said, there are opportunities for progress, and we should be working together to realize those opportunities.
Posted inLitigation
Quinn plaintiffs obtain ruling striking down Washington’s capital gains tax on the wealthy
A Douglas County Superior Court judge has ruled that ESSB 5096 isn’t constitutional. That decision will be appealed to the Washington State Supreme Court. In the meantime, some on the right wing are clamoring for an initiative to overturn Washington’s new state capital gains tax in the court of public opinion… but NPI’s polling suggests voters wouldn’t be receptive.