Taxes September 15, 2026
$10 Million Fight Brewing Over Proposal to Stop Income Tax on Washington Millionaires
Washington state’s refusal to levy personal income has made its tax code an outlier for more than 90 years.
Taxes September 15, 2026
Washington state’s refusal to levy personal income has made its tax code an outlier for more than 90 years.
Taxes September 9, 2026
Come November, Cook County voters will take the first step in deciding whether a 3% tax should get tacked on to million-dollar incomes, but the question should particularly resonate in some North Shore towns due to their wealth.
Taxes August 14, 2026
The judge said it is constitutional for Washington ballots to include information about how a repeal of the high-income earners' tax would impact the state budget.
Taxes July 29, 2026
The stakes over those 21 words are high for the November vote on Initiative 645, which would repeal the recently enacted 9.9% tax on households earning more than $1 million a year.
Taxes July 27, 2026
A lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of the public investment impact statement that will appear on the November ballot alongside an initiative to repeal the state’s “millionaires tax.”
Taxes July 15, 2026
Gov. Bob Ferguson kicked off a campaign to preserve the state’s new high-earners income tax on Tuesday, arguing an initiative to kill the tax would have disastrous consequences for schools, small businesses and families.
Taxes July 6, 2026
Opponents of Washington’s new high-earners income tax submitted more than 500,000 signatures for an initiative to kill the tax Thursday, setting up an epic brawl for November over the state's tax system.
Taxes June 30, 2026
Opponents of an initiative to repeal Washington's new high-earners income tax are warning the proposal could also strike down other taxes, putting billions of dollars in state revenues that fund public services at risk.
Taxes June 15, 2026
Washington’s controversial new income tax on high earners has spurred warnings from some of a looming wealth exodus.
Taxes May 28, 2026
Gov. Bob Ferguson on Wednesday vowed to never lower the $1 million threshold on Washington’s controversial new income tax on high earners.
Taxes May 27, 2026
Beacon Hill budget writers say revenue from the millionaires’ tax continues to surpass projections, which proponents claim is another sign wealthy households aren’t fleeing for other states to avoid the levy.
Taxes May 13, 2026
Let's Go Washington, the conservative group leading the anti-tax charge, will need to gather 308,911 signatures from voters by July 2 to qualify for the November ballot.