What’s the cost if WA voters reject capital gains tax, end cap-and-trade?

A pair of new reports outline financial consequences if voters approve ballot measures this fall repealing Washington’s capital gains tax and scrapping its cap-and-trade program. Passing the initiatives will dry up significant streams of revenue the state government is counting on for programs ranging from child care and early learning to electric vehicles and clean […]
Washington gets its first presidential candidate, RF Kennedy Jr.

Washington voters will likely see Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) as one of their choices for president this fall. On Friday, June 14, Kennedy filed to represent the We the People party on the November general election ballot. He would appear with Nicole Shanahan, his pick for vice president. Kennedy is the first minor party candidate to submit the […]