Washington state Democrats just passed a $3.7 billion tax hike, which Democrats claim will go to “critical services” such as “education,” “child care,” “healthcare,” and “other services Washington families rely on.” But few details in the legislation have been provided on how this money will be spent or who it will go to.

If a blockbuster new report about King County spending from the Seattle Times is to be believed, very little of that money will go to proven programs that deliver good results for Washington residents, while much of it will be lost to fraud.