Week in Review: Roe vs Wade, right to carry, and Charleena Lyles inquest Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Publicola’s Erica Barnett, Seattle Times Patrick Malone, and Puget Sound Business Journal’s Alex Halverson. We were also joined today by Eilise O’Neill. Kevin Kniestedt Play AudioListen 52 mins
Seattle to weigh new tax hikes on big businesses like Amazon and other 'progressive' options The latest Seattle City budget forecast anticipates a $35 million gap for 2023, and council member Teresa Mosqueda said future deficits are expected to be even worse. “It's actually a longer-term revenue gap that we are needing to close,” she said. And Mosqueda said new taxes are needed. David Hyde Play AudioListen 2 mins
Federal Trade Commission accuses Intuit of deceptively advertising TurboTax as free In a court filing, the agency says that ads claimed TurboTax was "Free Guaranteed," but many people end up paying for the software to file their taxes. Intuit disputed the allegation. Laurel Wamsley
Washington House jettisons exported fuel tax proposal that angered neighboring states A proposed tax on gasoline and diesel delivered to out-of-state customers from Washington refineries has gone by the wayside. The Washington House of Representatives voted Tuesday night to jettison and replace the "exported fuel tax" after strong blowback from neighboring states. Tom Banse Play AudioListen 2 mins
'Safe' hospital staffing and limiting emergency powers: 2022 legislative check-in Washington state lawmakers are working fast this session to correct the record on a number of issue including the state’s plan to fund long-term care and executive emergency powers. Angela King Play AudioListen 8 mins
Washington House votes to delay long-term care tax for 18 months Following widespread criticisms and voter pushback, Democrats in the Washington state House on Wednesday voted to delay the collection of a new payroll tax to fund a state-run, long-term care insurance program called WA Cares. Austin Jenkins Play AudioListen 2 mins
Police reform, guns, and pickleball: First week of Washington's 2022 session Week one of the 2022 legislative session is in the bag – and it’s been a busy one. Angela King Play AudioListen 9 mins
Inslee offers support for temporary delay in new payroll tax for long-term care program Washington Governor Jay Inslee says he would support a short-term delay in the implementation of a new payroll tax on workers. That tax is scheduled to take effect in January. It will fund a first-in-the-nation long-term care insurance program called WA Cares. Concerns have been raised about details of how the program will work. Austin Jenkins Play AudioListen 2 mins
This week in politics "This is just a lot of political theater that's completely unnecessary." Angela King Play AudioListen 6 mins
The latest mandates, ferry delays, and soda taxes, this week Bill Radke discusses this week's news with SCCInsight.com's Kevin Schofield, Publicola criminal justice reporter Paul Kiefer, and Crosscut reporter David Kroman. Alec Cowan Play AudioListen 52 mins
