Sen. Noel Frame warns progressives to buckle up if lawmakers move ahead on income tax legislation targeting higher earners.

Washington moved to close a dangerous loophole. Now there’s a constitutional showdown pitting religious freedoms against the duty to protect children

As Washington faces a budget gap somewhere in the multi-billions, state lawmakers have brainstormed ways to close it. Two days after receiving a less-than-sunny revenue forecast, Senate Democrats revealed a five-part tax proposal — one that supporters say would ask ultra-wealthy residents to pay their fair share.

President Trump’s Department of Justice is investigating a new Washington state law that makes clergy mandatory reporters of child abuse, arguing it violates the First Amendment.

After Gov. Ferguson said he would veto a “wealth tax,” Democratic legislators proposed expanding capital gains, business and property taxes.