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Police reform, guns, and pickleball: First week of Washington's 2022 session

Week one of the 2022 legislative session is in the bag – and it’s been a busy one.

Inslee offers support for temporary delay in new payroll tax for long-term care program

Washington Governor Jay Inslee says he would support a short-term delay in the implementation of a new payroll tax on workers. That tax is scheduled to take effect in January. It will fund a first-in-the-nation long-term care insurance program called WA Cares. Concerns have been raised about details of how the program will work.

Politics

This week in politics

"This is just a lot of political theater that's completely unnecessary."

Government

The latest mandates, ferry delays, and soda taxes, this week

Bill Radke discusses this week's news with SCCInsight.com's Kevin Schofield, Publicola criminal justice reporter Paul Kiefer, and Crosscut reporter David Kroman.

Government

Second lawsuit filed to overturn capital gains tax in Washington

A second lawsuit has been filed to overturn a newly passed capital gains tax in Washington. The lawsuit by the Opportunity for All Coalition (OFAC), which successfully fought Seattle’s high-earners income tax in 2017, was filed Thursday in Douglas County Superior Court. The plaintiffs include business owners and farmers who would potentially be subject to the new tax, as well as the Washington Farm Bureau.

Politics

Millennials challenge veteran candidates in 2021 King County and Seattle elections

Several Seattle millennials are challenging political veterans with deep pockets, and contests like the Seattle mayoral and King County executive races are shaping up to be generational battles.

Law & Courts

Lawsuit filed to overturn Washington capital gains tax

Just days after the Washington Legislature gave final approval to a new capital gains tax aimed at the state's wealthiest residents, the conservative Freedom Foundation has filed a lawsuit on behalf of five individuals and one couple to overturn the tax.

Government

After lengthy debate, Washington House passes capital gains tax

The Washington House has approved a bill to institute a seven percent tax on capital gains over $250,000 from the sale of such things as stocks and bonds.

Politics

Will capital gains tax elude Washington lawmakers yet again?

It’s the final week of Washington’s 105-day legislative session. As the hours count down, a number of big issues still being negotiated: the budget, the governor’s climate bills and what to do about a recent Supreme Court ruling that threw out the state’s drug possession law.