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Five WA cities have now banned local income taxes

Union Gap became the fifth city in Washington state to pass a ban on local income taxes.  On Aug. 9, the city of roughly 6,100...Read More

Morning Wire: Sen. Patty Kuderer, Rep. Frank Chopp, Duwamish

It’s an odd time in COVID. Public opinion has turned gloomy, with Gallup reporting that more people are pessimistic about the future of COVID and getting the...Read More

Morning Wire: Messaging capital gains, Gary Locke, Rep. Alex Ramel

My old friend Sen. Paull Shinn once explained to me: â€śNinety percent of people in Olympia play defense. Only nine percent can play offense. But only one...Read More

Morning Wire: Rep. Frank Chopp, Juneteenth, Data on police militarization

I know we’re all tired of hearing about COVID. But, Washington State’s new per capita COVID infection count is now as high as it was...Read More