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Bill Bruch Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits

By Press release submission | Mar 20, 2020

2020 Washington house candidate Bill Bruch (district 10), has committed support for term limits on Congress by signing the Term Limits Convention pledge.

Doctor says Inslee, other leaders ‘irresponsible’ as coronavirus threat rose

By T.H. Lawrence | Mar 13, 2020

Governor advised people to worry about golf and grandkids; now 31 dead in state

Inslee faces criticism over his response to coronavirus outbreak

By April Bamburg | Mar 11, 2020

Governor Jay Inslee is the subject of criticism regarding how Washington State has handled the coronavirus outbreak, and how he’s responded to citizen concerns about the situation. The criticism comes after several events occurred.

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Washington congressmen urge Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services to act on CAR T-Cell therapy payment mechanism for FY 2021

By April Bamburg | Mar 10, 2020

Lawmakers from Washington joined their U.S. House of Representatives colleagues in urging the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services to act and create a payment model for an immunotherapy treatment used to treat blood cancers, to avoid causing further accessibility issues for patients, and reimbursement problems for hospitals, which could also lead to accessibility issues for patients.

WIC participation in Washington drops 23.2% over 5 years

By Washington Business Daily reports | Feb 22, 2020

The number of Washington residents taking part in the federal nutrition program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) declined 23.2 percent from fiscal years 2015 to 2019, the U.S. Food and Nutrition Service reported.

Highest income earners in Washington taxed at 3% rate

By Washington Business Daily reports | Feb 21, 2020

The top 1 percent of earners in Washington are taxed at an effective rate of 3 percent, compared to the state’s 11 percent tax rate on the middle 20 percent of income earners, according to a new 24/7 Wall St. analysis.

Seattle has liabilities equaling $5,400 per taxpayer

By Washington Business Daily reports | Feb 14, 2020

Among the 75 most populous cities in the U.S., Seattle ranks 44th for the state of its finances, having $5,400 in liabilities per taxpayer, according to a Truth in Accounting (TIA) analysis of municipal data released last month.

Inbound cigarette smuggling rate in Washington estimated at 42.8%

By Washington Business Daily reports | Feb 1, 2020

The inflow of smuggled cigarettes in Washington is 42.8 percent, according to a new study from the Tax Foundation that examines the relationship between cigarette taxes and smuggling.

Washington ranks 12th worst in new economic outlook analysis

By Washington Business Daily reports | Jan 25, 2020

Washington finished 39th in a study by the website Rich States, Poor States that examined the 50 states’ economic outlooks based on 15 weighted policy measures.

Washington ranks 10th worst on corporate tax study

By Washington Business Daily reports | Jan 24, 2020

Washington finished 41st in a study by the Tax Foundation examining how well states have structured their corporate income tax systems in 2020.

Washington among the 36 states with major tax changes in 2020

By Washington Business Daily reports | Jan 18, 2020

Washington was included in a new analysis from the Tax Foundation identifying 36 states that have major changes to their tax codes taking effect this year.

Washington job growth this year projected at 1.7%

By Washington Business Daily | Jan 17, 2020

Job growth in Washington is expected to reach 1.7 percent by the end of 2020, down from the state's 2019 job growth of 2.6 percent, according to a new study by Kiplinger that assessed state economic outlooks.

Washington has adequate funds to weather moderate recession

By Washington Business Daily reports | Jan 11, 2020

Washington would have adequate revenues to manage a moderate economic downturn without raising taxes or cutting services, according to a new analysis from Moody’s Analytics.

Washington ranks 19th in annual tax climate ranking

By Washington Business Daily reports | Jan 10, 2020

Washington finished 19th in a new study by the Tax Foundation showing which states are best at structuring their tax systems

College football coach is highest-paid public employee in Washington

By Washington Business Daily reports | Jan 4, 2020

Chris Petersen, head football coach at the University of Washington, earned $4.4 million in 2018, making Petersen the highest-paid public employee in Washington last year, according to a ranking by the website GOBankingRates.

Funding for arts agencies in Washington to reach $2.2 million in FY2020

By Washington Business Daily reports | Jan 3, 2020

Legislative appropriations for Washington arts agencies are projected to reach $2.2 million for fiscal year 2020, which equates to 29 cents per capita in the state, according to a report from the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA).

Washington levies a total tax on lodging of 6.5%

By Washington Business Daily reports | Dec 27, 2019

Hotel room bills in Washington tack on a total state lodging tax of 6.5 percent, the 22nd highest lodging tax rate in the nation, according to a study by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).

25 counties in Washington are now 2nd Amendment sanctuaries

By Washington Business Daily reports | Dec 21, 2019

Twenty-five counties in the state are now under a Second Amendment sanctuary law or ordinance, according to updates from the website Gunrightswatch.com and media reports.

9,369 borrowers in Washington filed for student loan forgiveness in 2nd quarter

By Washington Business Daily reports | Dec 21, 2019

Borrowers in Washington who sought forgiveness of their student loans in the second quarter of 2019 numbered 9,369, according to a new state-by-state analysis by the U.S. Department of Education.

$1.2 billion in federal research dollars flowed to Washington in FY 2018

By Washington Business Daily reports | Dec 20, 2019

Federal agency research dollars going to Washington totaled $1.2 billion in fiscal year 2018, according to a new analysis by the Research!America alliance.

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