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WATCH: Rejected: WA SOS will not process referendum to repeal income tax law

(The Center Square) – A day after Governor Bob Ferguson signed Washington’s new income tax into law, opponents who have filed a referendum to repeal it have just learned the Secretary of State will not allow them to proceed. Brian Heywood founder of Let’s Go Washington challenged the constitutional argument Democrats used to try to strip voters of say on the matter. The bill sponsors attached a necessity clause to the legislation, declaring the income

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Spokane may need to hire dozens of public defenders

(The Center Square) – Spokane officials warned Monday that the city may need to triple the size of the Public Defender’s Office by 2036 to comply with unfunded mandates imposed by the state’s high court. The Washington Supreme Court issued an order last year that reduced the number of cases each public defender can handle from 400 to 120 annually. While Spokane’s attorneys have seen about 320 to 360 cases annually over the past few

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High value Seattle metro home sales surge amid potential capital flight

(The Center Square) – Although it’s been just a day since Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a new state law imposing a 9.9% income tax on households that make $1 million, many wealthy residents haven’t waited around for the bill’s actual signing before putting the “for sale” sign on their home. Realtors argue this surge in high value homes in the Seattle area sales indicates a capital flight that could potentially undermine the state’s economy. “Everybody

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Op-Ed: Citizens are fleeing bad policy – here’s the proof

The latest Census migration data tell a clear and consistent story: people are voting with their feet. In King County, Washington’s largest population center and economic hub, domestic migration has been negative for years. Between 2023 and 2024 alone, the county lost 12,501 residents to other parts of the United States. The following year, another 9,079 left. Since 2020, the cumulative loss has reached more than 95,000 people. This is not a one-year anomaly. It

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