Lawmaker proposes reallocating sales taxes for transportation budget
OLYMPIA (The Center Square)—Washington lawmaker, Senator Curtis King, R-Yakima, wants to shore up the state’s transportation budget by gradually increasing the proportion of sales taxes on vehicles currently dedicated to the general fund to be reallocated to the transportation budget over a six-year period. Proposed Senate Bill 5026 for the 2025 session offered by Senator King, […]
WSDOT could overspend revenue by $7 billion by 2031
OLYMPIA (The Center Square)—As the state Legislature grapples with a disputed estimate of $14 billion of an operating budget overspend over the next four years, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) faces its own budget imbalance that could ultimately get as high as $7 billion by the 2029-31 biennium. Driving the budget gap is […]
