Gov. Bob Ferguson said earlier this month that he wouldn’t sign a budget that relied on a large, “untested” new wealth tax.

According to lawmakers, this would affect some 4,300 Washingtonians, with the revenue generated going to public schools.

Moving away from a politically unpopular tax on the state's richest people, lawmakers float a different way to balance the ...

Discover the alternatives Washington Democrats propose after ditching the wealth tax meant to boost the state's budget.

Democratic lawmakers have a new plan to increase taxes to fill a $16 billion budget hole. Here's what they're considering now ...

Bob Ferguson put the kibosh on their wealth-tax plan ... program to be exempt from the state property tax, thereby slashing costs for some of Washington’s most vulnerable residents, according ...

There's been a lot of talk lately about taxing the wealthiest Americans more to bring more equity to the tax system in the U.S. and to raise additional revenue. The current administration ...

Dozens of large corporations in western Washington signed a letter on April 2 to urge state lawmakers to avoid new taxes, including a wealth tax, in the next budget. The letter, addressed to Gov.

Possible increases in property taxes and business and occupation taxes have garnered the lion’s share of headlines this ...

The hackers targeted the tech district amid debate over a proposed wealth tax ... Senate Democrats in Washington state are advocating for tax hikes targeting some of the wealthiest individuals ...