Elected officials: Ranked-choice voting

Re: Danny Westneat’s column, “Democrats, you had one job” [April 26, Northwest]: on the Legislature’s failure to pass a drug bill reminded me of an old adage — “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting someth…

May 6, 2023
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Capital Gains Tax: Benefits of tax revenue

In 2021 the Washington state Legislature passed the capital gains tax: a 7% tax on the sale of stocks and bonds worth more than $250,000. The revenue will fund childcare and early learning programs. This tax was challenged by some of our wealthiest cit…

May 6, 2023
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