The 2026 Washington legislative session comes to a close after approving what Democrats call a historic measure: the state's first income tax.

It would be the first income tax in Washington, affecting an estimated 20,000 households. Some of the wealthiest are leaving for Florida.

Washington state lawmakers had been debating a proposed “millionaire’s tax” for 23 hours straight when Starbucks Corp. founder Howard Schultz said he was leaving the state to move to Miami.

After a record-breaking 25-hour-long debate, a proposed income tax on high earners has passed a major legislative milestone, ...

Washington state doesn’t have any major AI regulation on the books. But lawmakers, increasingly concerned about the technology’s potential harms, are looking to catch up.

A proposal to create a new tax on Washington’s highest earners has cleared its first legislative hurdle, passing the State Senate on Monday. The Washington State Senate has approved SB 6346, a measure ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen, D-Seattle, makes remarks on Feb. 16, 2026, during the floor debate over legislation he ...

Free Expression: Allowing men to compete in women’s sports underscores the folly of ceding to notions of gender identity. Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters Washington state, a bastion of left-wing ...

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson has thrown his support behind a proposed 9.9 percent tax on income over a million dollars. Washington doesn’t have any income tax. The state Supreme Court ruled in 1933 ...

Ryan Frost is the director of budget and tax policy at Washington Policy Center. Mark Harmsworth is the small-business director at Washington Policy Center and a former Republican Washington state ...

SEATTLE (KPTV) - A Washington state lawmaker has proposed to shorten the traditional workweek from 40 hours to 32 hours for many people across the state. State Representative Shaun Scott (D-Seattle) ...

SEATTLE — At all levels, elected officials in Washington State are taking action to prepare for a possible mass deployment of ICE agents to the state. Washington state, King County, and the City of ...