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Work session hears legislative recap: millionaires tax passed, cities warned of budget pressure and lost local funding
Summary
A regional legislative briefing flagged fiscal pressure from the recently passed high-earners' income tax, one-time state budget transfers and sweeping of local infrastructure accounts; Tumwater staff were urged to prepare for reduced sales-tax receipts and pursue remaining grant/EIS funding. (350 characters max)
A visiting legislative-affairs presenter briefed the Tumwater City Council work session on April 28, saying the 60-day session was compressed and the state budget relied heavily on one-time transfers that tighten capacity for local infrastructure.
The presenter said 1,205 bills were introduced this session and that, across the two-year cycle, more than 3,100 bills had been filed. She described a package commonly called the “millionaire's tax” that passed and was signed by the governor; the presenter said the enacted measure includes a $200 million four-year set-aside intended to provide local relief but cautioned that the language is largely intent and may not guarantee ongoing replacement of lost sales-tax revenue.
“That $200,000,000…
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