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		<title>Gov. Ferguson signs law to undo WA estate tax increase enacted last year</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:56:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="160" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15821-washington-capitol-bob-ferguson-estate-tax-law-signing-300x160.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Washington rolls back its estate tax hike, restoring previous rates and prompting uncertainty around $340 million in expected revenue for education." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15821-washington-capitol-bob-ferguson-estate-tax-law-signing-300x160.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15821-washington-capitol-bob-ferguson-estate-tax-law-signing-750x400.jpg 750w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15821-washington-capitol-bob-ferguson-estate-tax-law-signing-150x80.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15821-washington-capitol-bob-ferguson-estate-tax-law-signing-768x410.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15821-washington-capitol-bob-ferguson-estate-tax-law-signing.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Washington rolls back its estate tax hike, restoring previous rates and prompting uncertainty around $340 million in expected revenue for education. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>POLL: Will lawmakers’ actions at Tuesday’s State of the Union Address impact your voting in the upcoming mid-term election?</title>
		<link>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/poll-will-lawmakers-actions-at-tuesdays-state-of-the-union-address-impact-your-voting-in-the-upcoming-mid-term-election/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=poll-will-lawmakers-actions-at-tuesdays-state-of-the-union-address-impact-your-voting-in-the-upcoming-mid-term-election</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 03:26:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15657-state-of-the-union-voter-impact-poll-lg-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Clark County Today’s latest poll asks voters whether lawmakers’ conduct during the State of the Union will influence their mid-term election decisions." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15657-state-of-the-union-voter-impact-poll-lg-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15657-state-of-the-union-voter-impact-poll-lg-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15657-state-of-the-union-voter-impact-poll-lg-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15657-state-of-the-union-voter-impact-poll-lg-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15657-state-of-the-union-voter-impact-poll-lg.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Clark County Today’s latest poll asks voters whether lawmakers’ conduct during the State of the Union will influence their mid-term election decisions. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: Dozens of Democratic lawmakers propose wealth tax for Washington</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2023 23:48:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="160" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-Opinion-Dozens-of-Democratic-lawmakers-propose-wealth-tax-for-Washington-300x160.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center asks Washingtonians if they would be willing to pay an additional 1 percent tax on the value of their total financial assets each year." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-Opinion-Dozens-of-Democratic-lawmakers-propose-wealth-tax-for-Washington-300x160.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-Opinion-Dozens-of-Democratic-lawmakers-propose-wealth-tax-for-Washington-150x80.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-Opinion-Dozens-of-Democratic-lawmakers-propose-wealth-tax-for-Washington.jpg 750w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center asks Washingtonians if they would be willing to pay an additional 1 percent tax on the value of their total financial assets each year.]]></description>
		
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