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Washington GOP leaders denounce proposed income tax, say caucus will issue its own media credentials
Summary
House and Senate Republican leaders in Olympia criticized a proposed state income tax as unconstitutional and economically harmful, cited roughly 64,000 sign-ins opposing it at a rushed hearing, and announced the House Republican caucus will issue its own media credentials after reports some reporters were denied access.
OLYMPIA — House Republican Deputy Leader Chris Corey and Senate Republican Leader John Braun told reporters on day 30 of the legislative session that they will fight a proposed state income tax they called both unconstitutional and harmful to Washington’s economy.
"Welcome to day 30 of the legislative session," Corey said as he opened the press event and laid out the caucus’s priorities. Braun told reporters the income tax is "the largest bill of the session," that the proposal drew what he described as overwhelming opposition during a rushed Ways and Means hearing and that the majority moved the measure forward despite that opposition.
Why it matters: Republicans said the proposal is not a narrowly targeted "millionaire’s tax" but an ordinary income tax that could be broadened by…
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