‘You did a great job reading the script’: Curley takes aim at Ken Jennings’ arguments against repealing WA’s income tax

KIRO radio host John Curley challenged Ken Jennings’ advertisement opposing Initiative 645, which would repeal Washington’s new income tax on earnings above $1 million. Curley disputed the ad’s $13 billion revenue estimate (citing $11.4 billion forecasts instead) and argued that repeal wouldn’t cut school funding because the tax hasn’t collected revenue yet. The initiative goes to voters as a yes-or-no choice on whether to eliminate the tax beginning in 2028.