(intriguing music) - [Starla] I'm Starla Sampaco in the Crosscut KCTS9 newsroom.

Washington's 60-day legislative session is going to be jam packed.

Here's a look at three of the top issues legislators are expected to discuss.

The first, how to spend a lot of money.

Since lawmakers last convened, the state's projected tax collections have spiked, increasing by nearly $8 billion through 2025.

That's an addition to the federal dollars lawmakers need to allocate.

Number two, long-term care.

A new program to help aging Washingtonians pay for nursing care was supposed to get underway this year, but more than 450,000 workers submitted paperwork to opt out of the payroll tax that bankrolls the program.

And lastly, police accountability.

Across the state law enforcement agencies have objected to some of the police accountability laws legislators approved last year, saying they make it difficult for police to do their jobs.

I'm Starla Sampaco.

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