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October 17, 20242024 State Tax Ballot Questions: Voters to Weigh in on Tax Changes Big and Small
As we approach November’s election, voters in several states will be weighing in on tax policy changes. The outcomes will impact the equity of state and local tax systems and…
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March 4, 2024Moving the Needle Toward Tax Fairness in the States
While many state lawmakers have spent the past few years debating deep and damaging tax cuts that disproportionately help the rich, more forward-thinking lawmakers have improved tax equity by raising…
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January 15, 2024Washington State House Democrats: WA Improves Tax Equity Based On New Report
Washington’s tax system is becoming more fair for working families. Read more.
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March 24, 2023Washington State Supreme Court: Opinion Upholding Capital Gains Excise Tax
In 2021, the Washington Legislature enacted a capital gains tax, levied at a rate of seven percent on the sale or exchange of certain long-term capital assets. Read more. (See… -
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July 9, 2021Washington State Budget & Policy Center: New Reforms Bring Balance and Equity to State’s Tax Code and Economy
People seeking a more equitable state tax code and stronger supports for parents scored major victories earlier this year in Washington state, after more than a decade of hard work… -
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May 4, 2021Washington Governor’s Office: Inslee signs economic justice legislation to help working families
Gov. Jay Inslee today signed an economic justice legislative package, including the Working Families Tax Credit and the capital gains excise tax, that starts the process of making Washington’s upside-down…
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March 8, 2021Washington State Budget & Policy Center: Why Now Is the Time to Pass a Tax on Extraordinary Profits
Members of the Washington State Senate have an historic opportunity to create a more just state tax code while bolstering and sustaining our state’s fiscal and economic recovery long after… -
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February 12, 2021Washington State Budget & Policy Center: Washington State’s Upside-down Tax Code is Even More Racist than You Think
Lawmakers in Olympia are finally listening to communities and rightly focusing on addressing racial disparities that have permeated our state economy and institutions for far too long. They must act… -
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October 24, 2018Real Change: Study: Washington Bottoms Out on US Tax Assessment
Guess what? Washington state’s taxation system continues to be one of the most regressive in the country. This news comes from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), which…
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