Eye On Olympia archive for April 21, 2009
TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2009
Sales tax bill clears committee...barely...
A proposed billion-dollar sales tax hike barely cleared its first committee Tuesday, 8 votes to 7."We are at a time when people need our help," said Rep. Eric Pettigrew, D-Seattle, urging lawmakers to support his plan. "The most vulnerable need us."If the House and Senate…
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