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Good news, bad news on local income taxes

Jason Mercier wrote the following commentary on the Court of Appeals' recent ruling on Seattle's proposed graduated income tax....Read More

Washington Supreme Court rules charter schools constitutional

The Washington Supreme Court issued a plurality opinion today that affirms the legislature’s modified Charter School Act is constitutional, striking down just one provision in...Read More

Constitutional language debated during Supreme Court arguments on police use of deadly force measures

The State Supreme Court heard oral arguments Thursday on the controversial passage of both Initiative-940 and HB 3003 at the end of the 2018 session....Read More

Constitutionality of Washington charter schools argued in state Supreme Court

Arguments centered on collective bargaining, local accountability, funding, and supervisory authority of charter schools in Washington state....Read More

Legislature tells court they’ve taken final steps “to achieve full compliance” with McCleary

The ongoing saga to fully fund basic education in Washington may have finally come to a close. Legislators have approved a report outlining the ways...Read More

State, Legislators Face Costly Hurdle in Repairing Mental Health System

In the seven hours Linea spent waiting for a psychiatric bed to open up, she witnessed patients tied to gurneys in the hallways and others sedated...Read More