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Washington’s millionaire tax targets the rich with hefty 9.9% hit — but an obscure 1933 Supreme Court ruling could blow the whole thing up
10+ hour, 20+ min ago (665+ words) The state of Washington is steadily progressing toward a millionaire tax after Democratic Governor Bob Ferguson signed Senate Bill 6346 (1) on March 30. The new bill will impose a 9.9% tax on households with an income of over $1 million per year. The law…...
Will Washington's Millionaires' Tax Drive The Rich Out Of The State?
16+ hour, 20+ min ago (450+ words) Washington state made history earlier this week when Gov. Bob Ferguson signed Senate Bill 6346, the Millionaires" Tax, into law. The bill taxes individual income exceeding $1 million a year. Less than half of one percent of Washingtonians will pay it. In…...
Inside Beautiful Angle: The Duo Behind Tacoma’s Iconic Guerrilla Posters
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (393+ words) Lance Kagey and Tom Llewellyn of Beautiful Angle take you inside their North Tacoma studio to see how their letterpress poster, which have a cult following in Tacoma, are made. From a 1950s-era press to stapling prints on Hilltop telephone…...
Police calls doubled before violent attacks at Tacoma psychiatric hospital. Why?
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (545+ words) In early March, a patient at Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital in Tacoma jumped over a counter, punched a nurse, clawed and spit at staff members and bit one worker so hard in the forearm that the wound required stitches, according…...
Washington enacts ‘millionaires tax,’ faces swift legal challenge and possible ballot fight
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (638+ words) Washington has approved a new 9.9% tax on income over $1 million, marking the state's first personal income tax. Opponents plan to challenge the law in court and may push a repeal to voters, arguing it's unconstitutional. The legal fight is expected…...
Could this multi-acre Northeast Tacoma site see new townhomes?
1+ week, 3+ day ago (415+ words) A 5-acre Northeast Tacoma property is being considered for redevelopment for new housing in the form of duplexes and four-plexes. The proposal is in pre-application stage, with information provided to the City of Tacoma this month. Damon DeRosa is principal…...
How Washington's new income tax could perpetuate the state's housing unaffordability
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (522+ words) (The Center Square) - Real estate and building industry members warn that the income tax on people earning more than $1 million that passed the legislature this session could undermine the housing market in more ways than one. "I don't want to…...
5 Underrated Washington, DC Museums (That Aren't Part Of The Smithsonian), According To A Local
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1589+ words) Washington, D.C. is famous for its Smithsonian museums, but beyond those well-known institutions the city hides several lesser-known museums worth exploring. Washington, D.C. is not only the center of American politics " it's also one of America's central hubs for museums. Specifically, Washington's…...
Washington fire leaves couple homeless as property manager takes their rent, not their calls. What displaced tenants can do in the era of autopay
2+ week, 2+ day ago (732+ words) When flames tore through the Center Pointe Green apartment complex in Everett, Washington, Jordan Bister and her partner Aaron Shackman fled with little more than their dog and the clothes on their backs. They were among several residents displaced by…...
Washington state bans all law enforcement - including ICE agents - from wearing masks while on duty
2+ week, 2+ day ago (419+ words) Washington state has enacted a new law barring all law'enforcement personnel " including Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents " from wearing masks while on duty. Governor Bob Ferguson, a Democrat, signed the bill into law on Thursday after it sailed through the…...