Washington state residents voted against initiatives that would have axed a capital gains tax and a program to reduce carbon emissions. More than 63% of residents voted against Initiative 2109, ...

An initiative to cut a carbon tax out of the Washington Climate Commitment Act was soundly rejected by voters. Gov. Jay Inslee sees the margin of defeat as an important message.

Washington voters rejected I-2117 because they saw benefits from cap-and-invest. They supported I-2066 because gas transition ...

As Washington remains to the political left of most states, supporters of this year’s ballot initiatives aimed at repealing ...

Early election results indicate that 51% of voters are in favor of Initiative Measure No. 2066, while 49% are choosing to ...

Measures to end capital gains tax, emissions cap, mandatory long-term care trail, while measure on natural gas access too ...

The nonprofit Washington Policy Center, citing Department of Ecology reports, projected that the carbon tax could add 46 cents per gallon to the state’s 2023 gas prices. (Washington’s state ...

Washington voters rejected a ballot measure that would have repealed the state's cap-and-trade law, leaving intact a central ...

If approved, Initiative 2117 would prohibit Washington state agencies from imposing any kind of carbon tax and repeal the ...

The Washington state Supreme Court upheld the tax in a 7-2 decision last year ... prohibit state and local governments from ...

Washington has a relatively high sales tax rate compared to other states and a somewhat controversial capital gains tax that was recently upheld by the state's Supreme Court. Much of Washington ...

This election cycle, Washington voters are deciding on four initiatives. Here are descriptions of each one, and what it would ...