AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoBallot Battles: Washington voters face disputes over taxes and girls’ sports. Initiative 638 would require health-care-provider documentation of biological sex for student-athletes; supporters say it protects fairness, while opponents argue it targets transgender students. Separately, Initiative 645 would let voters decide whether to repeal the state’s new income tax on millionaires, with Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings urging a “no” vote. School Settlement: Everett’s school district must issue a public apology, pay $275,000 in legal fees and provide religious-liberty training after a settlement over policies that required children to conceal Bibles and restricted access to off-campus Bible study. State Pay: A citizens panel froze Gov. Bob Ferguson’s salary for two years, along with the attorney general’s and lieutenant governor’s, citing strained state finances and state workers’ lack of across-the-board raises. Jobs and Growth: Washington job losses reached 15,400 even as unemployment dipped to 4.8%; meanwhile, the data-center boom is prompting questions about tax breaks and rising power demand.
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