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