‘I can’t answer any more clearer than that’: Ferguson pressed on millionaire tax

(The Center Square) – With the legislative session days away, budget leads on both sides of the aisle wrestled on Friday with the idea of using carbon tax revenue to address aging infrastructure and the potentially slippery slope of passing a millionaire tax after residents rejected an income tax 10 times.

State lawmakers held multiple media availabilities with reporters on Friday ahead of the session’s start on Monday. From the transportation and operating budget to House and Senate leads, Democrats and Republicans laid out their positions and priorities, with Gov. Bob Ferguson answering questions as well.

Ferguson and the Democrat party’s support for an income tax, or millionaire’s tax, and their reluctance to use Climate Commitment Act funding for certain priorities dominated the conversation. Washington faces a $2.3 billion gap this year after ...