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Democrats heard Washingtonians hate taxes and said, “Great, let’s add another one.”

Bob Ferguson opened session by thanking workers for fixing disasters… and then immediately proposed creating a new one with a 9.9% income tax.

With the 2026 legislative session officially underway, welcome to the “Crime Edition” of the Daily Briefing—where Democrats waste no time proving they’re soft on crime across the board, whether it’s burglars on the street, fraud in state programs, or violent offenders getting endless do-overs.

Democrats’ budgeting strategy is simple: spend first, panic later, blame others always.

After a year of clutching their pearls about “threats to democracy,” Washington Democrats suddenly discovered mid-decade gerrymandering is totally fine.

Democrats chased climate clout—and Washington commuters got canceled sailings.

Democrats see California’s budget crash and think, “Let’s try that.”

Nothing scares Democrats more than the voters’ will.

2025 Review: Washington Democrats rang up the credit card, rewrote the rulebook, and finished the year by floating an unconstitutional tax and daring the courts to stop them.

If it moves, works, fishes, drives, advertises, or watches movies in Washington, there’s a new rule for it—probably with a form attached.

It’s the season of giving—so Democrats took more.

’Twas the Month Before Session ’Twas the month before session in Olympia’s hall, The budget was blown, but Democrats shrugged it off all. The books were in red, the numbers a mess, So Democrats asked, “What else can we tax next?” The spending ran wild, no limit, no brake, Each program “essential,” each cut a … Continued