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By Cindy Alia 4/21/25

Rumor has it excessive property tax increases bills are off the table, according to the Washington State Standard.  Color me skeptical, but I see there is one property tax increase bill waiting a turn on the Senate Floor Calendar, as of this writing the afternoon of April 21st, SB 5798 quietly rests on a floor calendar which currently holds 13 bills.  I won't rest till these folks in the legislature all go home to plan how to pick one's pocket in future sessions.  Til then I do not trust the notion that bills are off the table.

By Cindy Alia 4/15/25

Call your legislator, sign in with your position, or call 1 800 562 6000 to make sure your legislators realize the impact of the extreme property taxation proposed!  In my conversations with people around the state, I have found not a single soul supporting this bill.  Many have expressed to me the fears of losing their home, and their one most important life time investment.  Many have expressed their anger and frustration at the lack of representation, and of simply being ignored by the majority party seen as policy chasing and not caring about the impact to individuals.

By Cindy Alia 4/13/25

The state legislature is pushing the excessive property tax law-making forward.  On April 15 you can make sure your opposition to what will amount to a taking for many people is heard and noted!

Let's Go Washington Property Tax Protest April 15, 5:00pm at the Capitol steps 416 Syd Snyder Ave, Olympia 98504

West Seattle this is how your state senator operates.  Is she representing you or herself?

This is why HB 1217 should be pulled from the floor and not receive a floor vote!

Call the legislative hotline 800 562 6000!

UPDATE 4/10/25 

Sadly the senate passed HB 1217 off the floor this afternoon.  The level of impropriety the majority party will tolerate to achieve the ends justifies the means is intollerable.

By Cindy Alia 4/1/25

With a record breaking and resounding NO! Washingtonians signed in CON to tax bills, especially the property tax bill with 43,151 signing in CON to OPPOSE property tax increases.

But even that clear, unequivical, massive response has not swayed the tone deaf money grabbers in Olympia!

Here are tax bills that will be heard April 3rd that will try and impose draconian taxation on Washingtonians.  You must keep up the fight and sign in to register your opposition and provide testimony!

By Cindy Alia 3/28/25

These are sad times when elected senators become so enamored of their policies and programs that they are willing to tax people to this extreme degree and cause rents to increase as for renters.  This bill will harm and increase housing issues such as availability and affordability.  Some people will be taxed out of their homes!

CAPR members, friends, supporters, you must sign in on Senate Bill 5798 and oppose the bill designed to escalate your property taxes annually!

By Cindy Alia 3/26/25

If you have a home, you may not soon if the Washington State legislative majority party has their way.

If you do not yet own a home, the Washington State legislative majority party will make it much more difficult for you to save to have a home.

Proposed Taxes (March 26, 2025)

Washington State proposes $5B-$8B in new taxes:

• Fuel: +6¢ (Senate) or +9¢ (House)/gallon, indexed; $250M-$300M/year.
• House Bills: Capital gains (7%), wealth (0.8%), property cap (1% to 3%), B&O surcharge, fees; $3B-$5B/year.
• Senate: 1% intangibles, payroll tax; $1.7B/year.

Inflation Drivers

by Cindy Alia 3/23/25

Lady Justice has failed the citizens of Washington state with a ruling that overturns Initiative 2066 an initiative that would serve well all citizens in the state.  But never fear this lady will not rest on her laurels, there will be much more work for her to do as challenges to a widely criticized superior court judge's ruling are in the works.

By Cindy Alia 3/20/25

The State Legislative Democrats have decided how they will fund the never ending solutions they propose and promulgate with your dollars.

The revenue proposal they have released inclules:

Increasing the property tax cap

A 5% payroll tax on payroll expenses above $176,100 per year for companies with $7 million or more in payroll expenses

A wealth tax on individuals with wealth above $50 million

A state sales tax reduction from 6.5% to 6%

Elimination of 20 tax exemptions

The expectation is that this will create revenue of about 6 billion of the $12 billion needed to balance the budget.  Please tell us again how this will make the wealthy pay for state government on behalf of the ordinary wage earning citizen.  Looks like it may be a case of trickle down poverty theory.  

By Cindy Alia

3/11/25

HB 1296 Promoting a safe and supportive public education system.

Text of the bill here.