Citing high taxes, Governor Bob Ferguson rejects Democratic budgets from Senate and House

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Democrats in the state House and Senate each passed operating budgets with steep tax increases. Democratic Governor Bob Ferguson says he’s rejecting them both.

“We cannot adopt a budget with anywhere near the level of taxes currently proposed by the House and Senate,” he said.

Ferguson noted that neither budget “is close to one that I can sign for two reasons.”

“First, they each propose far too much in taxes. Second, they both rely on a wealth tax, which is novel, untested, difficult to implement, and most importantly, for purposes of adopting a sustainable budget, will face an immediate challenge in court,” Ferguson said at a Tuesday press conference.

https://mynorthwest.com/mynorthwest-politics/bob-ferguson-rejects-budgets/4070672

[caraher]

1. So what happens if the governor won't agree to a budget?

He's definitely out of step with the rest of the party on this.