Taxes November 10, 2026
Voters Upheld Washington ‘Millionaires Tax.’ Will Courts Do the Same?
The 9.9% tax on household incomes above $1 million still faces a high-profile legal battle with major implications for the state’s budget and tax policy.
Taxes November 10, 2026
The 9.9% tax on household incomes above $1 million still faces a high-profile legal battle with major implications for the state’s budget and tax policy.
Taxes November 6, 2026
Washington's high-earners income tax has withstood an effort to repeal it, as backers of Initiative 645 conceded defeat.
Taxes November 5, 2026
The non-binding millionaire tax referendum results show Chicagoans want to see tax-the-rich policies, Mayor Brandon Johnson said.
Taxes November 4, 2026
In Washington's biggest tax fight in decades, voters were backing the state's new high-earners income tax in Tuesday's vote count, rejecting an initiative that would repeal it.
Taxes October 22, 2026
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson warned Tuesday that repealing Washington’s new “millionaires tax” would make childcare even less affordable for all families.
Taxes October 19, 2026
Washington’s biggest private employers, including Microsoft, are neutral in the “millionaires tax” debate as they concentrate on warding off other taxes.
Taxes October 12, 2026
Supporters of Washington’s “millionaires tax” insist it's not a Trojan horse for a broader state income tax, but some prominent Democrats have gone off script.
Taxes October 9, 2026
Despite some heated exchanges and dire forecasts of budget holes and secret tax plans, neither side in the fight over Washington’s new "millionaires tax" landed a knockout blow Thursday night in a debate on a voter initiative to repeal the tax.
Taxes September 30, 2026
An initiative seeking to repeal the new income tax on $1 million-plus earners trails badly in a new poll when voters are shown legally required ballot language summarizing its potential impacts on the state budget.
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.