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Initiative 732 in 2016 would have decreased the state sales tax (one of the main sources of revenue for the state government) and implemented a new tax on carbon emissions. The intent was to keep tax revenue neutral while encouraging businesses and consumers to shift away from sources of carbon emission (e.g. gasoline).
State agency regulations (sometimes called administrative law) are published in the Washington State Register and codified in the Washington Administrative Code. Washington's legal system is based on common law , which is interpreted by case law through the decisions of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, which are published in the ...
The Washington State cap and invest program was established in 2021 by the Climate Commitment Act (CCA). It combines a cap and trade system with a program to directly invest the generated revenue into addressing climate change.
But in a 5-4 decision the following year, the state Supreme Court struck it down, ruling that a tax on income was a tax on property — and the state Constitution says property taxes must be ...
(The Center Square) – A general income tax in Washington state appears to be off the table for now, even as voters retained the state’s capital gains tax by failing to pass Initiative 2109 on ...
The Revised Code of Washington (RCW) is the compilation of all permanent laws currently in force in the U.S. state of Washington. [1] Temporary laws such as appropriations acts are excluded. It is published by the Washington State Statute Law Committee and the Washington State Code Reviser which it employs and supervises. [2] [3]
Washington will need to find a way to build 1.1 million new homes over the next 20 years if it wants to meet projected population growth and demand, according to the state Department of Commerce.
Washington carbon tax may refer to either of two ballot initiatives in Washington, United States that sought to introduce a carbon tax: 2016 Washington Initiative 732, a 2016 ballot initiative to levy a carbon tax and reduce the state sales tax; 2018 Washington Initiative 1631, a 2018 ballot initiative to levy a carbon tax and use the resulting ...