Some public employees could get a pension boost
OLYMPIA — Retired teachers and other public employees who established state pensions before 1977 might receive a one-time, 3% increase in retirement benefits this year — up to $110 dollars per month, under a bipartisan bill this legislative session. The Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) and the Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS) on Plan 1 includes […]
WA income tax on higher earners clears first legislative hurdle
OLYMPIA [Jerry Cornfield]—Democrats advanced controversial income tax legislation out of a key Washington state Senate committee on Monday after pledging more proceeds to local public defender costs and increasing a tax break for small businesses. Senate Bill 6346 passed the Senate Ways and Means Committee on a voice vote. This marked the first legislative test of […]
