They need it as much as we do: Childcare workers fight for other essential workers to get vaccine priority
Q13 s Olivia LaVoice reports.
SEATTLE - Following the news of teacher and childcare workers vaccine eligibility, many are wondering, who will be next?
The Washington State Labor Council wants all of their half-a-million union members to be given priority, members who include bus drivers, grocery store workers and farm workers, among others. It’s an issue that Gov. Jay Inslee seems to be considering.
It was the news childcare workers across the state had long waited for: vaccine eligibility. But for many of them, their reaction was different than you might expect.
Washington Democrats bet big on wealth tax aimed at state s billionaires by Tim Gruver, The Center Square | February 03, 2021 08:30 AM Print this article
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House Bill 1406, top earners would see a 1% tax applied to paper assets such as cash, bonds, pensions, and stocks in excess of $1 billion. Treasury and municipal bonds would be exempt.
Such a tax would be the first of its kind in the country and would have violators would pay a 5% penalty for every month a return is overdue.
The bill would take effect New Year s Day of 2022 and generated revenue would go straight into the state s general fund. Its sponsor, House Finance Chair Rep. Noel Frame, D-Seattle, said that money would be put towards tax credits for working families and businesses.
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