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- 5. Kind of app the legislature sought to tax this session
- 9. Kinds of assets HB 1319 proposed taxing if valued at over $250 million
- 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
- 14. HB 1480 proposed an increase of 0.5 percent on this kind of real estate tax on home sales
- 16. Washington’s education spending jumped 39 percent between 2012 and 2024 when adjusted for this
- 19. The House of Representatives and the Senate are the two of these that comprise the legislative branch of state government
- 21. The last name of the first territorial governor of the Washington Territory
- 22. The US President who approved Washington’s state constitution and issued the proclamation declaring Washington a state in 1889
- 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
- 24. A method of giving legislative testimony without needing to drive to Olympia (and a WPC recommendation adopted into state policy)
- 26. Last day of a legislative session
- 27. The first name of Washington’s first female governor, a scientist by trade, who held office from 1977 to 1981
- 29. The plural of an acronym for leaders of companies
- 32. A kind of tax voters chose to cap increases of to one percent
- 33. Between 2013 and 2024, Washington fourth grade students fell from 10th in the nation to 27th in this kind of proficiency
- 34. People who stop working in order to demand more salary go on this
- 36. The practice of submitting legislative proposals before the legislative session actually begins
- 37. A member of this political party has occupied the governor’s mansion for forty years, since 1985
- 39. The legislature passed an initiative “bill of rights” for these Washingtonians last year, only to strip those rights away this year
- 44. HB 1996 proposed a new 0.1 percent local sales tax for diversion programs for this kind of health
- 45. Last name of the Lieutenant Governor who serves as the President of the Washington State Senate
- 47. Between 2013 and 2024, Washington 8th graders fell from 8th to 17th in the nation in this kind of proficiency
- 48. A liquid drug used recreationally
- 49. HB 1503 sought a $2 fee on every device more than $250 that connected to this
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- 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. HB 1839 proposed to remove the cap on this kind of employer tax
- 3. A kind of tax applied to the distance you drive your car within a specified time period
- 4. Minority Leader in the Washington State Senate
- 6. HB 1702 proposed allowing counties to create a tax on these, which may include power, gas, telephone, sewer, etc.
- 7. A 300 percent increase to the fee for filing these for real estate excise taxes was proposed in HB 1044
- 8. Washington drivers pay some of the highest rates in the nation for this kind of tax
- 11. HB 1319 proposed this kind of tax on assets over $100 million
- 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
- 13. HB 1763 proposed a 6 percent tax on this popular alternate to hotel rentals
- 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
- 17. Since 2013, property tax collections increased by this percent
- 18. A kind of group organization each political party forms within each legislative chamber to discuss strategy, determine leadership, etc.
- 19. HB 1805 proposed a new local sales tax of 0.1 percent for services for these people and families
- 20. HB 1100 sought a 0.5% increase in this kind of tax paid at the point of purchase
- 25. A kind of clause placed on legislation that is often used to prevent citizen action on it
- 27. You pay fees to record these with government offices
- 28. HB 2015 proposed a new 0.1 percent local sales tax for this kind of justice
- 30. What the “O” stands for in the BO tax on Washington businesses
- 31. Speaker of the Washington State House of Representatives
- 35. HB 1907 proposed a new sales tax on these kinds of units
- 38. Last name of a statewide elected official who is also an internationally rated chess master
- 40. Majority Leader in the Washington State Senate
- 41. The building in which the legislative bodies meet
- 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
- 43. Acronym for a kind of payroll tax that has already seen its rate more than double since 2019
- 46. Between 2013 and 2024, this grade of Washington students fell from 7th to 24th in the nation in math proficiency