WA's Fiscal Crisis: Spending Addiction or Revenue Problem?

Rep. John Ley argues Washington's operating budget has grown 230% since 2001, fueled by $9.5 billion in new General Fund taxes in 2025, another $4.5 billion the following year, and a state workforce that has grown from 125,892 to 138,109 full-time equivalents. State reserves now sit at just 22 days of operating budget, the worst in the nation, as Moody's and Fitch downgraded Washington's credit outlook. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-washington-states-fiscal-suicide-are-democrats-deaf-to-warning-signs-as-taxpayers-foot-the-bill/ #WashingtonState #StateBudget #FiscalPolicy #IncomeTax #ClarkCounty #Opinion #Politics #Olympia #TaxHikes #WaLeg