Washington has said no to a state income tax more than ten times straight at the ballot box. Two years ago, legislators passed an initiative to ban income taxes sent to them by the people, but now that vote is described as a “pie-crust promise, easily made, easily broken” by the sponsor of a new effort to pass a state income tax in Washington. This video shows the testimony delivered to the State House Finance Committee hearing on February 24, 2026. You’ll see WPC research staff and other highlights outlining why the income tax would be a bad idea for Washington state. 100K people signed up to oppose the income tax.
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