By Brendan Mark Cole
Publication Date: 2025-12-02 14:21:00
A state lawmaker in Washington has proposed legislation that seeks to collect billions in taxes from major corporations.
On Tuesday, Democratic state Representative Shaun Scott is set to unveil the bill, which could target firms such as Amazon and Microsoft.
The bill could offset tax changes pushed by President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which Trump signed into law in July. Scott said the legislation had strained Washington’s budget and public services.
The proposed Well Washington Fund seeks to boost public sector spending at “the same time that the Trump administration is defunding them,” Scott said.
Newsweek has contacted Washington state Republicans for comment by email outside office hours.
Why It Matters
Scott’s proposal to tax the state’s largest corporations to protect state services from federal cuts comes amid a larger debate about taxation, with Washington Democrats considering an income tax on the wealthy.
The…