This will be my final Report from Olympia for 2021, so allow me to take a moment to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
One unwanted gift this year is the rising cost of almost everything from gas to food and gifts of all kinds – making this one of the most expensive Christmases on record.
…State government has the power to make the pain of inflation felt by families even worse, through tax and regulatory changes that raise the cost of energy and other commodities, or it can give taxpayers the late Christmas gift they deserve – real property tax relief.