May 6, 2021
The intent of the Whistleblower Act enacted by the Washington State Legislature is to provide an avenue for state employees to report improper governmental actions. Aspects of the Whistleblower Program explained in this course include what is considered improper governmental action, the timeframe in which to report improper governmental actions, who can file a Whistleblower assertion, the procedures for filing an assertion, what precludes an employee from making a false assertion, and who investigates Whistleblower assertions when they are filed.
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Washington Gov. Inslee Sued Over New Capital Gains Tax
The lawsuit comes as President Joe Biden pushes for big increases in federal capital gains tax rates.
Washington is one of a handful of U.S. states that doesn’t levy a personal or corporate state income tax.
Inslee, a Democrat, called the measure an “economic justice legislative package,” when he signed it into law May 4.
“This is a day where Washington state starts to make progress on making our upside-down tax system fairer and more equitable,” the governor said in a statement. “Today, we are taking steps to address this out-of-date system where working families pay a much higher percentage of their income than those who make a lot more.”
Tue May 04, 2021 - West Edition #10
Lori Tobias â CEG Correspondent
A new bridge over Washington s I-5 is slated to open to traffic early this summer the first construction milestone and major component of a new expressway project in the Seattle/Tacoma area.
The new bridge and nearby roundabout to SR 99 being constructed by
Guy F. Atkinson crews are essential steps for the SR 167 Completion Project, which will build 6 mi. of highway and complete the unfinished SR 167 corridor near Tacoma.
The SR 167 Completion Project is part of the estimated $2 billion Puget Sound Gateway Program that includes the SR 509 Completion Project near Seattle. Both projects complete two crucial unfinished links in Washington State s highway and freight network.
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In an historic move, the Washington State Legislature passed two major pieces of climate change legislation in the closing days of its recent session over the weekend of April 24-25, 2021.
Once signed by Governor Inslee, the Climate Commitment Act creates a market-based, economy-wide, cap-and-trade program. The other legislation (HB 1091) creates a program to reduce the carbon in transportation fuels.
1 These bills follow on the heels of the 2019 Clean Energy Transformation Act (CETA), which requires that the electric generating sector be completely decarbonized by 2045.
Together, these three laws place Washington firmly in the top tier of states addressing climate change. They also strengthen the policy alignment along the West Coast by opening the door to linkage with California s cap-and-trade program and adopting a clean fuels program similar to that of British Columbia, Oregon, and California.
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