Rep. Travis Couture fights to strip DEI funding in favor of back-to-school tax holiday
Rep. Travis Couture, R-Allyn, fights to strip DEI program funding in favor of a back-to-school tax holiday during the lengthy debate on House Democrats proposed operating budget. Couture’s amendment would have cut tens of billion of dollars in the Democrat budget for things like laser hair removal for transgender incarcerated people and many other carve outs in favor of an across the state sales tax holiday for back-to-school shopping to help families struggling with Washington’s affordability crisis.
