(The Center Square) – With a new year just around the corner, a host of new statewide laws that will soon impact Washingtonians’ wallets one way or the other will take effect on Jan. 1, 2025. Here are some of them. MINIMUM WAGE Employers will have to pay more, and workers will get a raise. Washington’s minimum wage – already the highest state-level minimum wage in the nation – will increase 38 cents next year.
The Cowboy State has once again won the tax rodeo for having the most competitive tax structure according to the Tax Foundation. The Tax Foundation recently released its 2025 State Competitiveness Index. This study revealed which states are taxpayer-friendly for both individuals and businesses. States are ranked based on income, sales, excise, property, capital gains, corporate, payroll, estate, and VAT consumption taxes. The Tax Foundation found that Wyoming is the most taxpayer-friendly state, Montana is
(The Center Square) – During the upcoming legislative session, the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs will be pushing for legislation to deal with the state’s shortage of law enforcement officers WASPC Executive Director Steve Strachan told The Center Square that Washington is still last in the nation in terms of law enforcement per capita. “We’ve been losing ground steadily and really all we are doing is slowing the loss a little bit,” he
(The Center Square) – In the final hours of the season’s Christmas shopping madness, there’s a good chance many Americans are breaking out credit cards to pay for last-minute gifts, holiday meals or travel expenses. A recent WalletHub study revealed nearly half of Americans are still paying off debt from last Christmas, even as they pile onto that debt for this year’s holiday season. “The fact that people are still paying off debt from last
