Budget & Tax Analysis
The Budget and Policy Center measures how our state is doing across budget value areas that include: economic security; education and job readiness; healthy people and communities; and effective and accountable government. And we assess how state revenue is impacting these value areas.
Read our State Budget Analysis for 2025.
Most Recent
Blog Post It’s well past time to channel more funding to communities
Fact Sheet Lawmakers have a menu of options to fund community priorities
Chart/Graphic Snapshot of why lawmakers should boost & sustain community funding
Chart/Graphic A look at what was funded in the 2022 budget
Video/Webinar Five Fast Facts about the 2022 supplemental operating budget
Video/Webinar Our work during the 2022 session and beyond
Blog Post Final budget agreement makes important advances for Washington state
Video/Webinar Five Fast Facts on why lawmakers should reject tax cuts
Fact Sheet Wasteful tax cuts would undermine Washington’s recovery
Blog Post Now is the time to invest in community foundations and the people they serve
Blog Post Governor’s improvements to state budget would help many Washingtonians
Blog Post New reforms bring balance and equity to state’s tax code and economy
Blog Post Lawmakers act to balance state tax code by passing capital gains tax
Blog Post Pop-up art installation in Olympia supports tax on capital gains
Blog Post House & Senate offer a path to recovery in budget proposals
Fact Sheet Closing the Tax Break on Capital Gains for an Equitable Recovery
Fact Sheet Raising new revenue to invest in communities will spur recovery
Video/Webinar Testimony on Governor’s proposed budget in Senate Ways & Means
Blog Post Governor’s budget a good start, but more must be done to meet urgent need
Chart/Graphic 2021-23 Governor’s budget by funding area
Chart/Graphic Declining investments will exacerbate COVID’s toll on communities
Chart/Graphic Snapshot: Process & Timeline for Budget & Revenue Proposals