The 2025 Legislative Session Starts Today!

The 2025 session is a long session, which means we have until the end of April to pass legislation to help clear our state's pathway out of poverty and a new biennial budget. That said, session is already off to the races, with committee hearings on important bills already scheduled for this week!

This week, lawmakers are hearing bills to pass rent stabilization, create a housing assistance programs for youth in extended foster care, and to waive accidental overpayments for adults with disabilities. Sign in PRO for these hearings to support increased access to housing and support for adults with disabilities!

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We need progressive revenue, not budget cuts

Our state is facing a revenue shortfall of $12 billion over the next four years. Despite the fact that Washingtonians voted overwhelmingly to protect the Capital Gains Tax, a progressive tax on extreme wealth, Governor Ferguson has committed to balancing the budget with cuts instead of additional taxation of the ultra-wealthy.

During the Great Recession, we took an austerity approach, cutting vital programs and services that supported our state's most vulnerable populations. Cuts to safety net programs, affordable healthcare, and education dealt another blow to Washingtonians already struggling to make ends meet, causing harm that our state is still recovering from to this day.

Instead of balancing the budget on the backs of Washingtonians living on a low income again, we should ask those who can afford it to pay their fair share. With a wealth tax and other progressive revenue options, our state can afford to meet this budget shortfall and maintain funding for vital programs that support our state's most vulnerable residents.

Even though Governor Ferguson is not yet on board, legislators have a mandate from voters to pass progressive revenue instead of cutting the programs they rely on. Tell your lawmakers: pass progressive revenue, not budget cuts.

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