Washington lawmakers react to governor calling latest tax proposal “too risky”

Tax fight crescendos in Washington Legislature • Washington State Standard

The Washington state Capitol on April 18, 2025. (Photo by Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero/Washington State Standard)Major pieces of a $12 billion tax package passed the Washington state Senate on Saturday without a clear sign that Gov. Bob Ferguson supports them. Democratic senators used their near supermajority to override Republican opposition, approving bills to expand the capital gains tax, increase tax rates on large corporations and big banks, an…

Ferguson criticizes Democrats’ $12B tax plan as ‘too risky’

HeraldNet.com HeraldNet.com - Everett and Snohomish County news from The Daily Herald in Everett, Washington The governor is still at odds with lawmakers in his party over how much revenue the state should raise to deal with a multibillion dollar shortfall. Ferguson criticizes Democrats’ $12B tax plan as ‘too risky’ Wire Service

Washington lawmakers react to governor calling latest tax proposal “too risky”

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- As lawmakers have a little over a week to pass a balanced budget, Governor Ferguson is once again raising objections to new taxes proposed by Democrats in charge of the legislature.

Republican budget leaders agree with governor: latest Democrat tax plan is wrong for Washington

Senate Republicans say they agree with the governor that the latest $2 billion Democrat tax proposal is too large and push for a no-new-taxes alternative.