WA governor to fellow Democrats: Income tax bill still misses mark

By: Jerry Cornfield

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: February 28, 2026

Words: 1,009

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

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Washington Democrats’ controversial income tax bill emerged from a state House panel Friday looking much different than when it arrived.

But it hadn’t changed enough to win over Gov. Bob Ferguson, who said the bill “still has a long way to go” and raised concerns that lawmakers are “running out of time” to come up with an acceptable proposal.

The House Finance Committee stripped out a proposed tax break for large companies, sped up repeal …

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