In a move that feels more like a giant game of financial musical chairs than traditional budgeting, Washington lawmakers are considering a bill that would reroute state sales tax money to better fund green transportation efforts—pulling it away from traditional general fund spending.
It’s coming very late in the session as the majority party, the democrats, scramble to find new sources of revenue. The proposal would not be a new tax but more of a robbing Peter to pay Paul situation.
Critics argue it’s taking money that would normally help fund schools and redirecting it to transportation efforts, which are typically paid for with the state’s gas tax…