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2026
August 4, 2026 — Washington voters have to wait until November to decide on ‘millionaires tax’ fate, King 5
August 4, 2026 — Rep. Pramila Jayapal Holds Roundtable in Seattle on Trump’s Cuts to Long-Term Care for Immigrants, Press Release
August 3, 2026 — Economic Opportunity Institute: What the Millionaires Tax would mean for Washington, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy
July 15, 2026 — Backers of Washington’s Millionaire Tax launch effort to keep it, Public News Service
May 6, 2026 — ACA enrollment in WA plummets 13% after premium hikes, The Seattle Times
March 31, 2026 — Washington state’s ‘historic’ millionaire tax takes aim at super-rich – will it succeed?, The Guardian
March 12, 2026 — WA estate tax: Lawmakers roll back rate increase, fearing wealth exodus, The Seattle Times
March 11, 2026 — Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz leaves Seattle for Miami, The Seattle Times
March 6, 2026 — The felt economy is all too real, especially in Washington, The Seattle Times
March 2, 2026 — Don’t balance WA budget at child care providers’ expense, The Seattle Times
February 24, 2026 — ‘Millionaire tax’ sparks fiery debate at House hearing, MyNorthwest
February 18, 2026 — Can a Millionaires Tax help fix WA’s affordability ‘crisis’?, Public News Service
February 16, 2026 — WA Democrats consider retreat on estate tax, fearing wealth exodus, The Seattle Times
February 13, 2026 — State Democrats push “Millionaire Tax” as critics warn of expansion, Seattle Channel
February 6, 2026 — ‘Millionaires tax’ hearing brings big crowd to Olympia, The Seattle Times
February 3, 2026 — WA Democrats’ ‘millionaires tax’ is here, but Ferguson doesn’t support it yet, KUOW
2025
November 3, 2025 — Washington State’s Poverty Rate Drops Slightly, but Income Gap Widens, Census Data Shows, Dailyfly News
October 28, 2025 — HCA eyes ‘substantial growth’ of investor-owned hospitals amid rising costs in Washington, King 5
“Research published by Harvard Medical School found patient deaths increased in emergency departments of hospitals acquired by private-equity firms with cuts to staffing and salaries the likely explanation,” said Aaron Keating, managing director at the Economic Opportunity Institute.
October 10, 2025 — Week in Review: National Guard, Washington state Capitol, and empty hotel rooms, KUOW
September 21, 2025 — Without action, many will lose health care coverage in WA, Public News Service
July 28, 2025 — Seattle, King County Brace for Impact of Coming Federal Funding Earthquake, The Urbanist
July 15, 2025 — New law will lower health care costs for WA state employees, Public News Service
July 2, 2025 — Demand prompt repairs for Social Security, Chinook Observer
June 30, 2025 — Corporate interests shouldn’t take precedence over everyday people in WA’s budget, Washington State Standard
June 6, 2025 — Week in Review: Kshama Sawant, Cathy Moore, and John Arthur Wilson, KUOW
May 23, 2025 — Week in Review: state budget, city politics, and fentanyl, KUOW
May 9, 2025 — Paid Family and Medical Leave Is Good for Business, National Partnership for Women and Families
May 6, 2025 — Washington State Budget Compromise Leaves Many Hoping for More, The Urbanist
April 30, 2025 — Wealth Expands After Higher State Taxes on High-Income Earners: A study on revenue and potential in Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, and Washington, Inequality.org
April 21, 2025 — How to Create a Public Health Insurance Plan: Lessons from States, The Century Foundation
April 18, 2025 — Washington: You Can Still Save The Wealth Tax, The Burner
April 9, 2025 — Hospitals warn Legislature’s budget plans would deal them a financial hit, Washington State Standard
April 1, 2025 — Today’s Headlines: Budget negotiations continue, Spokane Public Radio
April 1, 2025 — Washington Governor Pans Wealth-Tax Proposal Amid Legal Doubt, Bloomberg
March 14, 2025 — In this Washington, lawmakers must act to protect people’s economic well-being, The Spokesman-Review
March 5, 2025 — Washington lawmakers consider uncapping tax on big tech companies to fund higher ed, Washington State Standard
February 7, 2025 — A Seattle Parent: ‘Here’s why I’ll vote for Proposition 1A’, Seattle’s Child
February 7, 2025 — Burien voters could expand new $21.10 minimum wage to more workers, Cascade PBS News
February 6, 2025 — Bill to remove medical debt from credit scores in Washington moves forward, The Center Square
February 5, 2025 — The Mystery of the Four Bobs, The Stranger
January 25, 2025 — Week in Review: Trump executive orders, Ichiro, and ferries, KUOW
January 15, 2025 — Putting People Over Profit: The Hidden Costs of Health Care Consolidation, Community Catalyst
January 7, 2025 — Working Washingtonians need the wealthy to pay what they owe — will legislators get on board?, The Washington State Standard
January 6, 2025 — Op-Ed: Washington State’s Path to Tax The Rich in 2025, The Urbanist
2024
November 1, 2024 — “We are facing a health care affordability crisis”: COPHP alum tackles spiraling health care costs, University of Washington School of Public Health
October 29, 2024 — Health insurance premiums to rise for WA small businesses by about 12%, Washington State Standard
October 24, 2024 — Study: I-2066 projected to increase household gas bills in Washington $150 per year, Climate Solutions
October 21, 2024 — WA voters to decide future of long-term care program, Public News Service
September 26, 2024 — Fewer Washington residents have delinquent debt than national average, Washington State Standard
September 26, 2024 — Repeal of WA’s capital gains tax would hurt families, opponents say, Public News Service
September 21, 2024 — Increasing health insurance premiums demonstrate why legislative action is needed to address underlying costs, The Cascadia Advocate
May 12, 2024 — Where are Seattle’s first-time homebuyers? Some are leaving town, The Seattle Times
April 9, 2024 — Healthcare bills that passed the Legislature this year — and what you can do for your health, The Jolt News
2024 Revenue and Tax Legislation Review, TVW
Hear more from EOI’s Policy Director Traci Underwood in the March 20, 2024, tapping of The Impact.
February 19, 2024 — WA bill would add state oversight to hospital mergers, Public News Service
February 13, 2024 — Washington state bill seeks to regulate hospital mergers, care access, Healthcare Drive
January 2, 2024 — In 2024, Expect New Debates on A.I., Gender and Guns, The New York Times
2023
September 15, 2023 — Health insurance rates are about to jump for thousands of WA residents, The Seattle Times
August 30, 2023 — State Treasurer surveying public on adding new retirement program options, in Everett last week, Snohomish Tribune
August 23, 2023 — The long struggle over taxing the rich, The Center for Public Integrity
March 27, 2023 — Health care spending continues to outpace inflation, driven by prices, The Everett Herald
March 24, 2023 — VICTORY! Washington State Supreme Court upholds new capital gains tax on the wealthy, The Cascadia Advocate
January 25, 2023 — Lawmakers introduce Washington State Wealth Tax, Queen Anne & Magnolia News
January 25, 2023 — It’s time to rectify the state’s broken promises to child care workers through better wages, Real Change
January 20, 2023 — State Democrats join multi-state effort to tax the ultra-wealthy, The Olympian
January 19, 2023 — WA Joins Multi-State Effort to Pass Wealth Tax, Public News Service
January 19, 2023 — You Pay Your Taxes. Billionaires Don’t., The Stranger
January 11, 2023 — Washington Legislature could abolish advisory votes this session, The Spokesman-Review
January 10, 2023 — Are We Going to Tax the Rich or What?, The Stranger
January 9, 2023 — Child-Care Crisis Squeezes Families, Workers as WA Session Begins, Public News Service