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Capital-gains tax: ‘Creating an equitable tax code’

Seattle Times, June 11, 2021

Former Attorney General Rob McKenna joins lawsuit seeking to invalidate capital gains tax

Seattle Times, May 20, 2021

Letter: Legislature’s budget ensures greater access to cash for Washingtonians with low incomes

Clark County Today, May 17, 2021

In Washington State, the Left Won a Major Victory for Taxing the Rich

Jacobin, May 14, 2021

Washington Enacts Earned Income Tax Credit

Tax Credits for Workers and Families blog, May 10, 2021

After Supposedly Historic Session, Progressive Tax Reform Advocates Say Democrats Need to Do Much More

PubliCola, May 7, 2021

Working people have been asking for economic justice for decades. This year, our lawmakers started listening.

Real Change, May 5, 2021

Inslee Signs Capital Gains Tax, Working Families Tax Credit Bills

Patch, May 5, 2021

Inslee signs economic justice legislation to help working families

Washington Governor's Medium Page, May 4, 2021

Thirteen-Year Effort to Implement a Working Families Tax Credit Ends in Success

Rockefeller Foundation blog post, May 4, 2021

Diaper stipend didn’t make Washington budget, but diaper banks and cash assistance did

Seattle Times, April 28, 2021

Bold Progressive State Tax Victories Provide Bright Spots in Difficult Year

Just Taxes blog, April 27, 2021

Funding approved for state’s Working Families Tax Credit

KGMI, April 26, 2021

Boosted by economic recovery, Washington Legislature budget deal raises taxes, boosts spending by more than $5 billion

Seattle Times, April 25, 2021

WA Working Families to Get Boost from Tax-Credit Program

Public News Service Washington, April 23, 2021

The Legislature Must Do More for Low-Income Washingtonians than Funding the Working Families Tax Credit

The Stranger, April 23, 2021

Opinion: Community members and advocates achieved a big victory for inclusive cash support

South Seattle Emerald, April 21, 2021

If WA cares about racial justice, it’s time to tax capital gains profits

Crosscut, April 20, 2021

Oly Fizz: Wealth Tax

PubliCola, April 20, 2021

Morning Wire: Broadband bills, Cap gains amendments, Budget timeline

Washington State Wire, April 20, 2021

Starting in 2023, an estimated 420,000 Washingtonians will get tax rebates of $300 to $1,200

Seattle Times, April 18, 2021

State Wealth Tax Proposal Derailed in Olympia

PubliCola, April 15, 2021

Letter to the editor: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

Real Change, April 14, 2021

Morning Wire: Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon, Working Families Tax Credit, US Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers

Washington State Wire, April 13, 2021

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