Michael Goldberg March 2, 2021
Rep. Noel Frame and Rep. Tana Senn answered questions Tuesday on the capital gains tax bills moving through the Legislature.
At a briefing hosted by Invest In WA Now, the Democratic legislators were joined by a group of small business owners who support a capital gains tax. The legislators discussed why they think the state’s current economic context calls for a capital gains tax and how an upcoming federal stimulus package plays into their calculus.
Never again should we allow ourselves to be in a position where we hit a crisis like this and the only tool we have to fund recovery is the most regressive tool in the toolbox – sales tax. This is the exact right time to thank the federal government for the bridge funding and get these new tools set up,” said Frame.
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What conservationists want to see in upcoming budget proposals Michael Goldberg February 26, 2021
As budget talks kick into gear at the Legislature, conservationists and environmental advocates more broadly are working to ensure that their priorities aren’t given short shrift.
Amid several ongoing crises, advocates say wildfire planning, habitat preservation and the transition to a more sustainable economy are issues Washington cannot afford to overlook.
To hear about what key players in Washington’s broad environmental coalition would like to see prioritized in budget proposals, I spoke to Adam Maxwell, Campaigns Manager for the Washington Audubon Society, a group focused on conserving natural ecosystems and building healthy communities.
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Q&A: What DCYF Secretary Ross Hunter is seeing amid the pandemic Michael Goldberg February 22, 2021
It is hard to match the level of institutional knowledge possessed by Ross Hunter, Secretary of the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF).
Before his appointment to DCYF in 2017, he served in State House from 2002 to 2015, where he chaired the House Appropriations Committee and was a member of the Washington State Economic Revenue Forecast Council.
Amid interlocking economic and health crises, there was little doubt that policies related to the well-being of children, youth and families would be a priority for legislators this session. A few days after the policy committee cutoff, I spoke with Hunter to hear about DCYF’s agenda this session, as well as his perspective on child welfare, the state’s foster care system and youth behavioral health.