Month: August 2026

Washington

Court rebuffs attempt to ax ballot statement on WA income tax measure’s budget effects

Published 3 min read

A citizen activist lost his bid Thursday to keep a one-sentence statement off ballots that summarizes how an initiative to repeal Washington’s new income tax on high earners would affect the state budget. State Supreme Court Commissioner Michael Johnston denied Arthur West’s request for a preliminary injunction to block a state law requiring inclusion of…

Washington

Oregon weighs enrollment caps, paying for claims as double-digit insurance hikes set for 2027

Published 5 min read

Oregon insurance regulators have approved premium hikes that could cost individuals and small businesses that buy health insurance through the state marketplace dozens of more dollars per month and are weighing policy changes that would limit availability.  State officials with the Division of Financial Regulation in a news release this week framed the nearly 22%…