Jason Mercier is the director of the Washington Policy Center's Center for Government. Mercier says the concept of a state-level income tax in Washington has never held much appeal for voters in Washington, except to some extent in the Seattle area.
April 8, 2022
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State income tax rejected by workgroup
OLYMPIA — Washington residents will not be paying state income taxes any time soon if the state legislature listens to the recommendation of a group created to advise the state legislature on future taxation. In a meeting in late March, the bi-partisan Washington Tax Structure Workgroup, which was formed in 2017...