Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez are set to marry — spectacularly, controversially — Friday in Venice. The event ...

House Speaker Laurie Jinkins, D-Tacoma, noted it took several years for the Legislature to pass the state’s capital gains tax, which was signed into law by then-Gov. Jay Inslee in 2021, and ...

On a night in mid-December, then-Gov. Jay Inslee called Microsoft President Brad Smith with a heads-up. The next day, Inslee would be rolling out a budget proposal with higher business taxes and a ...

In his final budget proposal before leaving office, Washington Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee called for a 1 percent tax on residents who possess global wealth of $100 million. Here’s one of the ...

Prospects for a federal wealth tax could be nil in the Trump era, ... In Washington, outgoing Gov. Jay Inslee proposed a 1 percent tax on residents who make $100 million or more annually, ...

Inslee, who is concluding his third term as governor, opened with a reflection on his 35 years in public service. “This is not a moment to talk about the end of something,” he said.

Instead, Inslee doubled down on his proposal for a "modest wealth tax" to close the budget gap. Ultra-rich Washington residents would be required to pay a 1% tax on wealth over $100 million.

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Gov. Jay Inslee gave his final State of the State address to the Washington Legislature on Tuesday, outlining his successes in office and the challenges to come for returning ...