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The Daily Briefing – October 12, 2026
Olympia Democrats are counting billions in new tax revenue. A new report says they’re ignoring the billions in economic activity their tax could cost.
The Daily Briefing – October 9, 2026
Hundreds marched chanting “Long live Oct. 7,” but Seattle’s major newsrooms apparently found traffic disruptions more newsworthy than a rally celebrating the massacre of Jews.
The Daily Briefing – October 8, 2026
Washington Democrats created a new income tax and are now discovering that collecting it is harder than passing it.
The Daily Briefing – October 5, 2026
Six months in, Democrats are already arguing over how far down they can push Washington’s new income tax.
The Daily Briefing – October 2, 2026
The Seattle Times has an editorial page. Apparently, somebody keeps forgetting to tell the newsroom.
The Daily Briefing – October 1, 2026
Sound Transit keeps proving that when you give a government agency billions in taxpayer dollars, apparently the only real question is how quickly it can spend them.
The Daily Briefing – September 30, 2026
When a Seattle Democrat who helped pass a 9.9% income tax gets accused of being too moderate, you know the Overton window has left the building.
The Daily Briefing – September 29, 2026
Democrats want you to believe the “millionaires tax” will stay a millionaires tax. Just ask them how seriously they take “pie crust promises.”
The Daily Briefing – September 28, 2026
Olympia says it wants to crack down on daycare fraud—just don’t ask too many questions about where the money went.
The Daily Briefing – September 25, 2026
Washington Democrats pushed through a massive new income tax while their own tax agency was warning about complexity, enforcement problems and potential legal challenges.
The Daily Briefing – September 22, 2026
Washington’s low rating on a new election-law scorecard raises pointed questions about citizenship verification and voter registration.
The Daily Briefing – September 18, 2026
Democrats and their media allies keep calling it a “millionaires tax” because “income tax” reminds voters what Olympia actually just created.