OLYMPIA,
OLYMPIA, KALLIE GREENBERG, KING5 NEWS. THANKS SO MUCH, KELLY .
WE'LL KEEP AN EYE ON IT ALL
THIS WEEK.
IN THE MEANTIME, STATE
LAWMAKERS HAVE WRAPPED UP THEIR
FIRST FULL WEEK OF THE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION TACKLING A
VARIETY OF ISSUES.
SO HERE IS STEVEBUNIN AND DREW
MICKELSON WITH A LOOK AT WHAT
WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND ALSO AT
WHAT'S AHEAD >>.
THANK YOU >>.
YEAH.
POLICE REFORM TAXES THE
GOVERNOR'S INAUGURAL ADDRESS
AMONG THE FIRST WEEK HIGHLIGHTS
OUR DREW MICKELSEN FOLLOWING IT
ALL IN OLYMPIS OR DREW, THIS IS
CERTAINLY A LEGISLATIVE SESSION
LIKE WE'VE NEVER HAD BEFORE
MOSTLY ONLINE LIKE A LOT LAST
YEAR BUT SECURITY AT
UNPRECEDENTED LEVELS RIGHT NOW
.
HOW WOULD YOU SAY THE FIRST
WEEK WENT?
IT >> SEEMED TO GO WELL WAS
DEFINITELY UNUSUAL.
WE SAW SOME THINGS HERE OLYMPIS
THAT WE HAVE NOT SEEN BEFORE AT
THE CAPITOL OWWW FORCE THE
NATIONAL GUARD SET UP CAMP HERE
LAST WEEKEND AND THEY REMAIN IN
PLACE MONDAY.
TWO PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED.
THERE WERE SOME FOLKS WHO WERE
UPSET ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE
OLYMPIS CAPITOL WAS CLOSED TO
THE PUBLIC NOT ONLY BECAUSE
OF SECURITY CONCERNS BUT ALSO
BECAUSE OF COVID CONCERNS.
TWO PEOPLE GOT ARRESTED OUT
HERE BUT THAT DID NOT STOP THE
LEGISLATURE FROM GAVELING
THEMSELVES IN RIGHT AROUND 11
O'CLOCK AND IT WAS ODD WE SAW
LAWMAKERS WEARING MASKS.
THIS WAS THE LARGEST GROUP
OF LAWMAKERS WE EXPECT TO SEE
INSIDE THE CAPITOL BECAUSE THEY
PASSED RULES TO ENABLE THEM TO
CONDUCT MOST OF THIS SESSION
ONLINE OVER THE PHONE IN SOME
CASES THE FIRST DAY OF HEARINGS
ON TUESDAY THEY HIT THE GROUND
RUNNING WITH A VERY IMPORTANT
BILL FOR A LOT OF FOLKS A LONG
LIST OF POLICE POLICY REFORMS
BEING LOOKED AT, EVERYTHING
FROM BANNING TEAR GAS TO
BANNING CHOKEHOLDS AS WELL
DESPITE THE ONLINE DEATH
OF EVERYTHING, MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC TOLD US THAT THEY WERE
HAPPY THAT THEY WERE STILL ABLE
TO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS WITH
LEGISLATORS.
STONEY >> WAS KILLED BY OFFICER
CHEWELAH ON JULY 13TH NAPAVINE
AND POULSBO STONEY'S THE FATHER
FOR MY CHILDREN >> ALSO DREW
THIS PROPOSAL TO CREATE A NEW
STATE TAX GOT ITS FIRST PUBLIC
HEARING SO WE KNOW IT'S A
CAPITAL GAINS TAX.
CAN YOU TELL US THE PROS AND
CONS ACCORDING TO DEMOCRATS AND
REPUBLICANS?
YEAH, AND THERE ARE SOME FOLKS
FROM FROM THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
WHO DON'T LIKE THIS IDEA
EITHER.
BUT ESSENTIALLY IT WOULD BE A
TAX ON THE TOP INVESTMENT
EARNERS IN THE STATE.
THE GOVERNOR SAYS THE TOP TWO
PERCENT OF STOCK FOLLOWERS AND
STOCK INVESTORS WOULD BE
IMPACTED BY THIS.
BUT HE SAYS IT WOULD HELP THE
ENTIRE STATE.
IT WOULD RAISE MORE THAN A
BILLION DOLLARS.
WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE?
LET'S TAKE A LOOK.
THE WASHINGTON >> STATE CAPITOL
IS TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY SEVEN
FEET TALL ACCORDING TO YOUR
DOG.
IF YOU STACKED ONE HUNDRED
BILLS BESIDE IT, THE GOVERNOR'S
ONE POINT THREE BILLION IN NEW
TAXES WOULD MAKE >> FOR AN
ALMOST MILE HIGH STACK IF YOU
WANT TO LOOK AT JUST HIS
CAPITAL GAINS TAX ON THE
STATE'S TOP INVESTMENT >>
EARNERS, THAT STACK IS ONLY
THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE.
LET'S LOOK AT HOW MUCH >> MONEY
WOULD GO TO CERTAIN AREAS.
GOVERNOR INSLEE WANTS TO SPEND
397 MILLION ON COVID-19 RELIEF
THAT STACK IS JUST OVER A
QUARTER MILE HIGH >> WHICH IS
HOW HIGH THE STACK WOULD BE IF
HE GETS THE 365 MILLION HE'S
PROPOSED TO SPEND ON SOCIAL
INEQUITIES AND POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY.
AS >> FOR HIS ENTIRE BUDGET,
FASTEN YOUR SEATBELTS.
HE'S PROPOSING TO SPEND FIFTY
SEVEN POINT SIX BILLION DOLLARS
WHICH IS A 38 MILE HIGH STACK
>> OF 100 DOLLAR BILLS >>.
ANDREW, I KNOW YOU SPOKE WITH
THE GOVERNOR ABOUT THE UPCOMING
INAUGURATION DAY IN WASHINGTON,
D.C. FOR PRESIDENT ELECT BIDEN
AND THE POTENTIAL THREATS MADE
FOR ALL 50 STATE CAPITALS
INCLUDING OF COURSE OLYMPIA.
HOW CONCERNED IS THE GOVERNOR
>>?
WELL, HE SAID HE'S CONCERNED HE
HAS ORDERED AND ACTIVATED THE
WASHINGTON NATIONAL GUARD TO
REMAIN HERE IN PLACE THROUGH
THE INAUGURATION.
WE ASKED HIM IF THIS WAS
OVERKILL AND WHAT WE SHOULD BE
PLANNING FOR.
WELL, IT DEPENDS A BIT >> ON
THE NATIONAL STAGE AND WHAT THE
INTELLIGENCE REPORTS ARE.
AS YOU KNOW, THE FBI AND OTHER
INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES UNFORTUNE
WE HAVE SEEN CONSIDERABLE
THREATS THAT STILL EXIST BOTH
ON THE 17TH AND ON INAUGURATION
DAY.
SO WE FOLLOW THE INTELLIGENCE
AND IT HAS BEEN FRANKLY
DISTURBING IN A NUMBER
OF DEGREES >>.
AS FOR WHETHER OR NOT IT'S
OVERKILL, THE GOVERNOR SAYS
THIS IS THE RIGHT RESPONSE AND
HE HOPES TO SEND THE NATIONAL
GUARD IN TO TAKE DOWN THESE
FENCES ONCE THE INAUGURATION IS
OVER ON