(The Center Square) - Let’s Go Washington on Friday announced they have received their initiative ballot titles from the office of Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown, as the group prepares to launch a signature gathering campaign aimed at repealing the new income tax.
ESSB 6346, signed into law by Governor Bob Ferguson just over a month ago, applies a 9.9% tax on income above one million dollars or combined household income above that threshold starting with 2028 earnings.
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