The vote on final passage was two hundred and nineteen to two hundred and twelve. All Republicans voted nay, and all but two Democrats voted aye.
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Proposal to fund childcare with a capital gains tax advances in the Washington State Senate
In a historic vote, the Washington State Senate’s Ways & Means Committee approved a progressive tax reform idea NPI has been championing for years.
NPI again urges Washington State Legislature to embrace equity with a capital gains tax
Voters in Washington State have told the Northwest Progressive Institute they support a capital gains tax on the wealthy for six years running. It’s time to act.
Year-end pandemic relief bill clears both houses of Congress with bipartisan support
With just a few days to go before 2020 ends, the House and Senate have given approval to a $2.3 trillion combined pandemic relief package and omnibus appropriations bill.
Senator Elizabeth Warren takes on critics, releases plan to finance Medicare For All
The Massachusetts Senator’s plan foresees over $20 trillion in public investment over a decade, and would substantially reduce costs for ordinary Americans.
Senate Democrats unveil their own capital gains tax plan, but it doesn’t fund our schools
Levying a capital gains tax on the wealthy is a very good idea, but the Senate Democrats’ plan sadly does not dedicate the money to our schools.
Good news: House Democrats introduce bill to create progressive tax reform task force
The legislation would create a task force to set Washington on a pathway to developing a credible plan to overhaul our unfair, broken tax code.
Washington State House, Senate agree on 2018 supplemental operating budget
As one of its final acts prior to adjourning Sine Die later on this evening, the Washington State Legislature today sent Governor Jay Inslee a supplemental operating budget agreement that appropriates funding to a host of essential public services necessary to the health and well-being of our communities.
Victory! Bill to levy capital gains tax gets “do pass” recommendation from House Finance
A bill that would make Washington’s upside down tax code more just and equitable by levying a capital gains tax on the wealthy has just been reported out of the House Finance Committee with a “do pass” recommendation.
All systems go! Legislature *finally* sends capital budget to Governor Inslee’s desk
We have a capital budget!
After many months and weeks of Four Corner negotiations, the Washington State Legislature has voted almost unanimously to authorize billions of dollars’ worth of important, necessary projects that will strengthen our communities.
Greed has won: U.S. Senate passes final version of Republicans’ depraved tax scam
Greedy Republicans have succeeded in overcoming the last of the hurdles that once stood in the way of their plot to plunder America’s common wealth.
Republican Jinyoung Englund doesn’t think that Washington State’s tax code is regressive
Here in the majestic Pacific Northwest, in the great State of Washington, we have much to be thankful for and proud of. We are a national leader advancing worthy ideas like environmental stewardship, fair pay, and sensible gun safety laws. Unfortunately, there’s one area where we rank dead last among all fifty states, and that is […]
Ohio’s Tim Ryan thinks the way for Democrats to win elections is to become Republican-lite
Only someone inhabiting a bubble could possibly believe that the way for Democrats to win in 2018 is by embracing the agenda of the United States Chamber of Commerce. But that’s exactly what Tim Ryan of Ohio wants to do. Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan is going against party leaders and calling for a business friendly […]
City of Seattle adopts income tax on the wealthy; legal challenge coming
Seattle’s City Council has voted unanimously to levy an income tax of 2.5 percent on high earners, setting the stage for a protracted legal battle over whether local governments have the authority to pursue progressive tax reform on their own.