Daniel Walters, InvestigateWest

InvestigateWest (invw.org) is an independent news nonprofit dedicated to investigative journalism in the Pacific Northwest. A Report for America corps member, Daniel Walters covers democracy and extremism across the region. He can be reached at daniel@invw.org.

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Property tax

Inflation has turned Washington state’s property tax cap into a county budget-killer

Frustrated county officials say state leaders have shunted the state’s financial burden onto local governments

March 22, 2024

Daniel Walters, InvestigateWest

Counties across Washington, of all sizes, are on the same kind of financial precipice. Many county officials blame the handcuffs that the Legislature has put on property taxes, their most crucial revenue source.

Daniel Walters, InvestigateWest

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Inflation has turned Washington state’s property tax cap into a county budget-killer

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