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Debate underlines deep divisions on what WA voters should do about income tax

States Newsroom · October 9, 2026

An enclave of Washington’s wealthy provided a backdrop Thursday for a saucy debate on the merits and dangers of a ballot measure to erase the state’s controversial new income tax on millionaires. Brian Heywood, the hedge fund manager behind Initiative 645, and House Minority Leader Drew Stokesbary, R-Auburn, argued…

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Debate underlines deep divisions on what WA voters should do about income tax

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