60% of nine hundred and ninety two likely 2022 Washington State voters surveyed late last month by Public Policy Polling said they supported the American Rescue Plan, while 32% were opposed and 8% were not sure.
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Judge Mary Roberts: Seattle’s JumpStart revenue ordinance is legal and constitutional
The City of Seattle has the legal authority to levy an excise tax on annual payrolls of $7 million or higher with employees who make $150,000 or more annually, a King County Superior Court judge has ruled.
DONE! Governor Jay Inslee signs bill to levy a capital gains tax on the wealthy into law
ESSB 5096 was NPI’s top priority for the 2021 legislative session, having been originally requested by the governor over six and a half years ago. Now it’s the law of the land!
All Washingtonians will benefit from our new state capital gains tax, even those who pay it
Read NPI’s rejoinders to a long list of bad arguments that right wing Republicans have been making against our new state capital gains tax on the wealthy.
Joe Biden’s primetime address adeptly sought to relink U.S. to the idea of E Pluribus Unum
America’s forty-sixth president is commendably seeking to restore faith in government, showing that the people of the United States can enable each other to realize their hopes and dreams.
VICTORY! State Senate okays final version of capital gains tax bill, sending it to governor
NPI’s top legislative priority, the levying of a capital gains tax on the wealthy, has finally left the Washington State Legislature after more than half a decade of discussion and consideration.
State House of Representatives adopts conference report on capital gains tax bill
By a vote of fifty two to forty-four, the House of Representatives voted to adopt a final version of the bill (ESSB 5096) that was negotiated by a conference committee consisting of three state representatives and three state senators.
The American Rescue Plan: An opportunity to scrap Reaganomics and government bashing
It’s time to show the country that governments works, while keeping Republicans from gobbling up credit for what they voted against.
Relief on the way: U.S. House sends American Rescue Plan to President Joe Biden’s desk
This historic bill is a life-changer that will help hundreds of millions of Americans recover from the coronavirus pandemic and build better lives.
VICTORY! Capital gains tax on wealthy gets approved by the Washington State Senate!
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.
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.
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.
Flashback: Six years ago, The Seattle Times was all for a capital gains tax on the wealthy
In this installment of the Cascadia Advocate’s long running series, the 2015 Seattle Times editorial board debunks the 2021 board’s position on taxing capital gains at the state level.
Must-read Seattle Times story details how Eyman initiatives sabotaged public health
Washington State’s public health departments have been woefully underfunded for years, and we’re now paying the price. The problem dates back to the early 2000s, when a pair of destructive Tim Eyman initiatives were implemented.