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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.
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The 2024 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election was held on November 5, 2024. Democrat Dave Upthegrove, a King County councilman, defeated Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler, a former U.S. Representative from Washington's 3rd congressional district. [1]
The establishment of a carbon tax has been a priority for Washington state Democrats since at least 2009, when HB1819 and SB 5735 were proposed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through a cap and trade program. [6] The effort to pass the bill failed to pass in either the 2009 or 2010 session, ultimately dying during the 2010 special session.
The secretary of state is in effect the guarantor of the continuity and stability of good government in Washington, with his or her role extending to the certification, filing, and preservation of public records, the supervision of all aspects of state and local elections, and the registration and regulatory oversight of businesses and charities.
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The initiative was brought to the state legislature by Let's Go Washington, a Redmond-based political action committee founded by businessman and hedge-fund manager Brian Heywood. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The initiative would have repeal SB 5096 , which created a 7% capital gains tax on the sale of long-term capital assets (i.e. stocks, bonds and business ...
Prior to the passage of the capital gains tax, Washington State had the most regressive tax system of any state in the US. [9] The wealthiest 1% paid just 3% of their income in state taxes, while the poorest 20% paid 17.8%. [10] Advocates had long proposed a capital gains tax in order to help reduce this gap.