A different sort of speech entirely

Plus polling on the income tax, unearthing the underground economy, a state shark, and some recommended reading

A year ago, Bob Ferguson opened his tenure as governor with a Republican-sounding speech that actively pissed off many leaders of the Legislature’s Democratic majorities. On Tuesday, his State of the State speech embraced the fondest hope of the progressive left — reversing a nearly century-old ban on an income tax — while avoiding any swerves to the ri…