Ferguson signs WA high-earners income tax; challenges expected
State Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen, D-Seattle, the chief sponsor of the tax bill, smiled broadly at the Monday ceremony, saying the tax reform would “begin to right a historic wrong that has plagued our state for nearly 100 years and made our tax system one of the worst and most regressive in the entire country.” Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Nick Wagner)
Former WA Attorney General to spearhead lawsuit against ‘millionaires tax’
CADF says that it retained McKenna to spearhead the anticipated legal push challenging the measure’s constitutionality; a suit is likely to be filed “within the next few days,” according to the March 30 news release…Then, just before noon on Monday, the conservative political group Let’s Go Washington announced that it is filing a referendum to repeal the income tax, citing constitutionality concerns. Continue reading at The Olympian. (Simone Carter)
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The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Yasmin Trudeau, D-Tacoma, called the law “the strongest bill in the country.” But she added that “this is the floor, not the ceiling,” potentially leaving more work to be done on the issue in future years.The law takes effect immediately. Continue reading at Washington State Standard. (Aspen Ford)
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