After Supreme Court ruling, will Olympia increase taxes?

The Legislature has been tossed a hot potato now that the state Supreme Court has ruled unconstitutional the requirement of a two-thirds vote by lawmakers to pass a tax hike. One Democratic leader doubts there are enough votes to increase taxes this session.

 (From our news partner, The Seattle Times)

The idea that state lawmakers can now increase taxes with a simple majority vote represents a fundamental shift in Olympia politics.

For much of the past 20 years, lawmakers have either needed a two-thirds vote to pass tax increases — because voters ordered that supermajority — or knew such a restriction was on the horizon. 

All that disappeared Thursday when the state Supreme Court ruled that requiring a two-thirds vote in the Legislature to raise taxes is unconstitutional.

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