As Washingtonians take a welcome year-end break to spend time with family and celebrate Christmas, our state’s political leaders are hard at work drafting the agenda for the upcoming legislative session.
The Legislature doesn’t meet formally until Jan. 13, but the governor’s budget proposal, a list of 215 pre-filed bills, and a curious leaked e-mail give us hints of what some lawmakers are planning.
Tax collections are up and there is ample revenue to fund government services, plus increases in most cases, for the 2025-27 budget cycle. Yet some lawmakers want more money, and they know they nee...
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