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Ways and Means rams through bill creating state income tax

By Sen. Mark Schoesler

OLYMPIA–The Ways and Means passed Senate Bill 5096 on February 16, 2021, the Democrat-sponsored proposal requested by Gov. Jay Inslee that would create a state income tax on capital gains. All but one Democrat on the committee voted for it, while all Republicans voted no.

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