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How $1 billion in pot taxes gets spent in Washington state
Money from legal cannabis sales amounts to about 2% of the state operating budget.
Melissa Santos
Melissa Santos is formerly a Crosscut staff reporter who covered state politics and the Legislature. She came to Crosscut from The Seattle Times editorial board, where she wrote columns and opinion pi
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Update: Plans to tax the rich advancing in WA Legislature in 2021
Wealth tax, capital gains tax, payroll tax — what’s the difference? We break it down.
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WA jobless benefits lag while unemployment taxes loom
The state is trying to fix some of the system’s most pressing issues to deal with the ongoing unemployment crisis.
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Groups denounce selection of Joe Fain to redistricting commission
The former Washington state senator lost reelection in 2018 after being accused of rape.
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Washington could become the second state to decriminalize drugs
An Oregon law decriminalizing drug possession took effect this week. Some think Washington state should follow suit.