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
Video/Webinar Budget Beat: Senate Republicans’ Education Funding Proposal
Blog Post Senate Republicans’ Plan Doesn’t Amply Fund Schools, Puts Other Programs at Risk
Blog Post A Look at How the Governor’s Budget Invests in Progress
Blog Post Governor Proposes Bold Plan to Invest in Kids, Clean Up Tax Code
Blog Post Slight Boost in Projected Tax Revenues Won’t Fix School Funding Crisis
Blog Post Supreme Court Strikes Down Eyman’s Latest Attempt to Derail Social and Economic Progress
Blog Post Much Work Remains to Be Done to Fund Schools
Blog Post Spread the Word: Tax Dollars Make a Difference
Blog Post Final Budget Responds to Pressing Needs, But Lacks Bold Vision
Blog Post Senate Budget Includes Massive Tax Giveaway to Giant Media Corporations
Blog Post Final Budget Must Offer Solutions, Not Gimmicks, to Strengthen Economy
Blog Post Senate Budget Misses Opportunity to Invest in Washington’s Economy
Blog Post Essential Revenue Reforms Lose Out to Short-Term Needs in House Budget
Blog Post This Session, Let’s Make Shared Prosperity the Top Priority
Blog Post Investment in Washington State Residents And Communities Still Far Below Needs
Blog Post Progress in Focus: Declining Economic Security Is a Big Threat for Washingtonians
Blog Post Final Budget: Hits and Misses
Blog Post Senate Revenue Plan Won’t Sustain Investments
Blog Post Threats of Shutdown Don’t Have to Become the New Normal
Blog Post New House Budget Nixes Best Plan for Sustainable, Equitable Revenue
Blog Post Help for Struggling Families: A Disappearing Act
Blog Post Slightly Curbed House Budget Still Sets Sights on Long-Term Investments