Legal Battle Over WA Income Tax Ballot Language Intensifies

Supporters of Washington's Income Tax Repeal Initiative (I-645) are in Thurston County Superior Court challenging the Attorney General's Public Investment Impact Disclosure (PIID), arguing the ballot language is politically biased and factually inaccurate. The lawsuit claims the disclosure incorrectly states that repealing the income tax would reduce funding for K-12 education, higher education, and healthcare, despite supporters arguing the tax has not yet generated revenue. Depending on the judge's ruling, the ballot language could be rewritten before Washington's November election. In this report: Court challenge to Washington's Income Tax Repeal Initiative (I-645) Attorney General's ballot language under scrutiny Arguments from Let's Go Washington Brian Heywood and Jim Walsh respond What the judge could decide next #WashingtonPolitics #IncomeTax #Initiative645 #LetsGoWashington #WashingtonState #Election2026 #GovernmentAccountability #WashingtonNews #CenterSquare #WashingtonInFocus