WATCH: ‘Ludicrous’: Former AG McKenna slams claim that income isn’t property

(The Center Square) – Washington State Republican Party Chair Jim Walsh, who also serves in the state House of Representatives, says majority party Democrats pushing ahead with an income tax bill is “an insult to the people of Washington and to the state Supreme Court.”

Meanwhile, Democrats supporting Senate Bill 6346 – a 9.9% tax on annual personal income exceeding $1 million for individuals and households – are hoping that the state’s highest court will ultimately uphold the measure, assuming it is approved by the Legislature and signed into law.

The legislation is set for executive session in the House Finance Committee at 8 a.m. on Friday.

During Tuesday’s media availability, Democratic leadership told reporters there is nothing in the state constitution that says income is property.

State Supreme Court rulings, based on a 1930s constitutional amendment, define property to include inco...