On Wednesday, February 24th, the Senate Ways & Means Committee held a public hearing on proposed legislation (Senate Bill 6875) to temporarily raise the sales tax by 0.3 percent to fund education programs.
George Scarola, LEV’s legislative director, along with a representative from the Washington Education Association testified against the sales tax increase. While LEV supports new revenue and the programs that the sales tax would fund, George testified that “you can’t fix basic education with a temporary solution–it does not meet the court standard for dependable and stable sources [of funding for education].”
View the video for George’s full testimony regarding the temporary sales tax increase.
Well done, George.