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.
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