WPC Magazine Q2 2025

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Across
  1. 5. Kind of app the legislature sought to tax this session
  2. 9. Kinds of assets HB 1319 proposed taxing if valued at over $250 million
  3. 10. An outdoor activity that takes place on the water and involves the harvesting of food, and on which license fees were increased again this year
  4. 14. HB 1480 proposed an increase of 0.5 percent on this kind of real estate tax on home sales
  5. 16. Washington’s education spending jumped 39 percent between 2012 and 2024 when adjusted for this
  6. 19. The House of Representatives and the Senate are the two of these that comprise the legislative branch of state government
  7. 21. The last name of the first territorial governor of the Washington Territory
  8. 22. The US President who approved Washington’s state constitution and issued the proclamation declaring Washington a state in 1889
  9. 23. This name of a foundation reported that between 2014 and 2025, Washington state fell from having the 6th best business climate to the 5th worst
  10. 24. A method of giving legislative testimony without needing to drive to Olympia (and a WPC recommendation adopted into state policy)
  11. 26. Last day of a legislative session
  12. 27. The first name of Washington’s first female governor, a scientist by trade, who held office from 1977 to 1981
  13. 29. The plural of an acronym for leaders of companies
  14. 32. A kind of tax voters chose to cap increases of to one percent
  15. 33. Between 2013 and 2024, Washington fourth grade students fell from 10th in the nation to 27th in this kind of proficiency
  16. 34. People who stop working in order to demand more salary go on this
  17. 36. The practice of submitting legislative proposals before the legislative session actually begins
  18. 37. A member of this political party has occupied the governor’s mansion for forty years, since 1985
  19. 39. The legislature passed an initiative “bill of rights” for these Washingtonians last year, only to strip those rights away this year
  20. 44. HB 1996 proposed a new 0.1 percent local sales tax for diversion programs for this kind of health
  21. 45. Last name of the Lieutenant Governor who serves as the President of the Washington State Senate
  22. 47. Between 2013 and 2024, Washington 8th graders fell from 8th to 17th in the nation in this kind of proficiency
  23. 48. A liquid drug used recreationally
  24. 49. HB 1503 sought a $2 fee on every device more than $250 that connected to this
Down
  1. 1. An outdoor activity traditionally passed on from fathers to sons (but not exclusively) in which meat is harvested from wild game and for which license fees were increased
  2. 2. HB 1839 proposed to remove the cap on this kind of employer tax
  3. 3. A kind of tax applied to the distance you drive your car within a specified time period
  4. 4. Minority Leader in the Washington State Senate
  5. 6. HB 1702 proposed allowing counties to create a tax on these, which may include power, gas, telephone, sewer, etc.
  6. 7. A 300 percent increase to the fee for filing these for real estate excise taxes was proposed in HB 1044
  7. 8. Washington drivers pay some of the highest rates in the nation for this kind of tax
  8. 11. HB 1319 proposed this kind of tax on assets over $100 million
  9. 12. If the Legislature passes a bill, it will become law whether this public official signs it or not, unless he or she vetoes all or part of it within a certain period of time depending on when in the legislative session the bill is delivered
  10. 13. HB 1763 proposed a 6 percent tax on this popular alternate to hotel rentals
  11. 15. The kind of power governors wield when facing a natural disaster or pandemic that can stretch on indefinitely in Washington state because WA governors can determine when an emergency ends even if the Legislature is capable of meeting
  12. 17. Since 2013, property tax collections increased by this percent
  13. 18. A kind of group organization each political party forms within each legislative chamber to discuss strategy, determine leadership, etc.
  14. 19. HB 1805 proposed a new local sales tax of 0.1 percent for services for these people and families
  15. 20. HB 1100 sought a 0.5% increase in this kind of tax paid at the point of purchase
  16. 25. A kind of clause placed on legislation that is often used to prevent citizen action on it
  17. 27. You pay fees to record these with government offices
  18. 28. HB 2015 proposed a new 0.1 percent local sales tax for this kind of justice
  19. 30. What the “O” stands for in the BO tax on Washington businesses
  20. 31. Speaker of the Washington State House of Representatives
  21. 35. HB 1907 proposed a new sales tax on these kinds of units
  22. 38. Last name of a statewide elected official who is also an internationally rated chess master
  23. 40. Majority Leader in the Washington State Senate
  24. 41. The building in which the legislative bodies meet
  25. 42. SB 5181 proposed eliminating this kind of obligation schools have traditionally had toward parents regarding medical services being offered or provided to their child
  26. 43. Acronym for a kind of payroll tax that has already seen its rate more than double since 2019
  27. 46. Between 2013 and 2024, this grade of Washington students fell from 7th to 24th in the nation in math proficiency