Here's my statement on why #WaLeg must pass the Millionaires Tax this session: budgetandpolicy.org/schmudget/mi...

The Millionaires Tax will make our tax code more just, expand access to the Working Families Tax Credit, and help fund the programs that make Washington a great place to live. Check out this statement from our executive director 👇 #WaLeg

Still energized from the Housing & Homelessness/Progressive Revenue Advocacy Day w/ @balanceourtaxcode.bsky.social + WA Low Income Housing Alliance.💙 B&PC joined 100s of partners and advocacy groups from across WA in the name of economic equality, progressive revenue, and housing justice. #WaLeg

While the governor's support of a Millionaires Tax is an exciting move for WA's budget & tax code in the long term, we also need lawmakers to enact progressive revenue solutions now. What we DON’T need? Additional harmful cuts to the programs that help our communities thrive. Read more. #WaLeg

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WA's inequitable tax code relies on those w the LEAST to pay the MOST. Meanwhile, the state faces a revenue shortfall in part b/c the ultra-wealthy don't pay their share of taxes. This session, #WaLeg must fund our communities by enacting new forms of revenue: budgetandpolicy.org/state-budget...

🔔Sign in PRO now for HB 1499 to eliminate certain court fees, otherwise known as “poverty fees”. Poverty fees are levied against defendants to recuperate the costs of specific court services that people are unable to cover themselves: app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie...

I'm hearing rumors of ICE activity from Seattle to Tacoma flying around social media.

Please call the @waisn.bsky.social 's #ICE reporting hotline @ 1-844-724-3737 if you believe you see immigration enforcement activity.

Spreading unverified info can spread fear in communities

Far too many working people know how unaffordable Washington has become. So, what can lawmakers do about it?

One thing is clear: Progressive revenue can increase affordability for working families. Read more from our latest report by visiting opportunityinstitute.org/affordability-report

#WALeg

#WaLeg House & Senate held public hearings earlier this wk on outgoing Gov. Inslee’s proposed budget. As the budget’s developed, we're urging lawmakers to enact progressive revenue policies that support a sustainable long-term budget + reject cuts, which fail to address systemic funding issues

Los Angeles fire updates:
• Death toll now up to 24
• Others are reported missing
• 29 arrested, including a man dressed like a firefighter that the authorities say was burglarizing a home
• Forecasters see "extreme" fire conditions returning in the next couple days
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...

Pass #WealthTax this year to fund #SpecialEducation #Housing #WFTC.
That’s how we build an economy and infrastructure for all!

It’s genuinely shocking if you’re remotely familiar with the basic facts of trans care and youth medicine.

It is *profoundly* difficult to access gender-affirming care as a minor and the Times has printed more than a dozen articles implying that it is too easy.

This makes more sense when consider how much Morales was targeted, both personally and politically, by some of her colleagues. During this budget cycle, 44% of her amendments were rejected. Meanwhile, the council only rejected 4% of the amendments proposed by the other 8 council members.

INBOX: Progressive Seattle City Councilmember Tammy Morales has announced her intention to step down one year into her second term, citing “the erosion of our checks and balances as a Legislative department” under the leadership of the current right-leaning majority.