It’s Official: WA Voters Will Get to Weigh in on New Income Tax
More than 500,000 signatures are under review as opponents seek to repeal the 9.9% tax on incomes over $1 million.
- Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs certified Initiative 645 for the November ballot on Wednesday, clearing the way for voters to decide on repealing the state's 9.9% tax on individual incomes exceeding $1 million.
- Let's Go Washington gathered more than 500,000 signatures earlier this month to place the repeal before voters, following Governor Bob Ferguson signing the levy into law earlier this year.
- Ferguson warns repealing the tax jeopardizes approximately $13 billion in state funding for schools and services, while LGW contends existing program funding will remain uncut under the measure.
- On Tuesday, Ferguson and Jamie Pedersen launched a campaign opposing the initiative, citing critical service impacts, as LGW Founder Brian Heywood celebrated the certification as a voter victory.
- Beyond the November vote, the tax faces a pending legal challenge regarding its constitutionality expected to reach the state Supreme Court, and Ferguson has pledged to veto any future expansion to lower income levels.
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goSkagitFerguson kicks off fight to defeat WA income tax repeal initiative
SEATTLE — The initiative to overturn Washington’s new income tax on high earners hasn’t officially qualified for the fall ballot yet, but on Tuesday, Gov. Bob Ferguson and other opponents of the measure launched a campaign to defeat it.
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It’s official: WA voters will get to weigh in on new income tax
Washington voters will get their chance in November to embrace or reject the state’s new income tax on households with earnings greater than a million dollars a year.
Washington Voters Will Decide Fate of Democrats’ Income Tax After Opponents Submit Half a Million Signatures
Washington voters are on track to decide the fate of Democrats’ new 9.9% income tax after opponents led by Let’s Go Washington submitted more than 500,000 signatures to qualify Initiative 645 for the November ballot. The initiative would repeal the state’s new 9.9 percent income tax on adjusted gross income over $1 million for Washington households. The campaign turned in 511,408 signatures, far exceeding the roughly 309,000 valid...
Washington Voters Will Decide Fate of Democrats' Income Tax After Opponents Submit Half a Million Signatures
Washington voters are on track to decide the fate of Democrats’ new 9.9% income tax after opponents led by Let’s Go Washington submitted more than 500,000 signatures to qualify Initiative 645 for the November ballot. The initiative would repeal the state’s new 9.9 percent income tax on adjusted gross income over $1 million for Washington households. The campaign turned in 511,408 signatures, far exceeding the roughly 309,000 valid signatures re…
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