Income Tax Repeal Faces Major Court Test + Builders Sound Alarm Over Washington Energy Code Changes

Washington's Income Tax Repeal Initiative (I-645) faces a critical court hearing as challengers argue the Attorney General's ballot impact statement is politically biased and factually inaccurate. A judge could rewrite the language before it appears on November ballots. Plus, today marks the deadline for public comments on Washington's proposed 2024 energy code updates. The Building Industry Association of Washington warns the changes could increase housing costs, discourage natural gas, and make homes even more expensive to build. In today's Washington in Focus Daily: Court challenge over the Income Tax Repeal Initiative (I-645) Ballot language lawsuit against the Attorney General Washington Building Code Council energy code debate Housing affordability and construction costs Natural gas and energy choice in Washington #WashingtonPolitics #IncomeTax #Initiative645 #WashingtonState #BuildingCodes #HousingCosts #EnergyCode #NaturalGas #CenterSquare #WashingtonInFocus