There was never any doubt a recent Douglas County Superior Court Judge’s ruling that shot down the state’s new capital gains tax would be appealed – the only question was whether that would follow a traditional path or circumvent the state appeals court and go straight to the state Supreme Court.
Late last week that question was answered when the state Attorney General’s Office filed a request for direct review with the state Supreme Court.
The capital gains tax passed the legislature in 2021’s ESSB 5096 and the first lawsuit was filed before Governor Inslee even signed it.
In his March 4th ruling, Douglas County Judge Brian C. Huber rejected
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