Washington’s new income tax: Budget cuts, missed federal funds, and school impact

Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen led passage of Washington’s new income tax, intended to fund schools, but the same lawmakers soon cut over $1 billion from education and ignored $700M in available federal aid. Clark County Today examines the full consequences. https://clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-washington-passed-an-income-tax-to-fund-education-then-the-same-majority-cut-education-and-left-700-million-on-the-table/ #Washington #legislature #education #schoolfunding #taxes #opinion #Politics #budget #scholarships #WashingtonPolicyCenter