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Op-Ed: Washington state lawmakers increase the cost of driving – again
Op-Ed: Washington state lawmakers increase the cost of driving – again
Op-Ed: Washington state lawmakers increase the cost of driving – again
Washington state lawmakers this year increased the cost to both buy a vehicle and fill the gas tank, adding an additional 0.2% sales tax to car purchases and a $0.06 per gallon tax increase on fuel. They argue the new taxes are needed to maintain highway and ferry infrastructure, yet politicians furthered their efforts to tax drivers and divert a large share of those taxes to other purposes... Rea
Op-Ed: Montana, Idaho join the ‘record’ tax cut club while WA imposes a ‘historic’ tax increase
Op-Ed: Montana, Idaho join the ‘record’ tax cut club while WA imposes a ‘historic’ tax increase
Op-Ed: Montana, Idaho join the ‘record’ tax cut club while WA imposes a ‘historic’ tax increase
If there was a theme for the 2025 Legislative Sessions in our region, it was major tax changes. On the negative side of the ledger are the “historic” tax increases rammed through in Washington state. On the positive side are the “record” tax cuts enacted in Idaho and Montana. Consider these regiona...
Op-Ed: WA Supreme Court ignores voters, makes homeless challenge worse
Op-Ed: WA Supreme Court ignores voters, makes homeless challenge worse
Op-Ed: WA Supreme Court ignores voters, makes homeless challenge worse
The United States Supreme Court ruled. Voters decided. Other states have acted. But all of this wasn't enough for justices on the Washington state Supreme Court. That court on Thursday brazenly tossed a 2023 initiative in Spokane that prevented homeless camping within 1,000 feet of public areas including schools, childcare centers and parks...

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