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The Washington State Budget & Policy Center works to advance the economic well-being of all Washingtonians.

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Featured Research

A Just Recovery Requires Lawmakers Include Immigrants
Brief/Report
Raising new revenue to invest in communities will spur recovery
Fact Sheet
2020 KIDS COUNT Report: Kids, Families and COVID-19
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Investments today can lead to better health tomorrow
Brief/Report
Fighting Anti-Blackness Through Budget Justice
PolicyLink

The Buzz

WA Lawmakers must pass a tax on capital gains NOW
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Bill to replace ‘driving while poor’ law moves through state Senate
South Seattle Emerald
Can WA lawmakers finally flip the state’s upside-down tax system?
Crosscut
WA lawmakers passed a tax credit for working families in 2008. Is this the year they finally fund it?
The Seattle Times
See our priorities for the 2021 legislative session
budgetandpolicy.org

Schmudget Blog

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Washington state’s debt-based driver’s license suspension laws mirror racist legal system
SB 5226 would reform driver’s license suspension policies that disproportionately harm Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and people of color

By Evan Walker - March 05, 2021
Washington state’s upside-down tax code is even more racist than you think

By Andy Nicholas and Margaret Babayan - February 10, 2021
Legislators must improve unjust driver’s license suspension laws

By Evan Walker - February 03, 2021
Our state’s recovery must include immigrant communities

By Liz Olson - February 02, 2021
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