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I-960 hearing: Testimony over, committee discussion to come

OLYMPIA -- Testimony for and against a proposal to suspend some provisions of Initiative 960 and permanently change others is over.

The Senate Ways and Means Committee is scheduled to have an "executive session" at some future date. Rest of the day's hearing is scheduled to be filled with olther bills, such as a proposal end some tax exemptions for utilities that buy machinery and equipment to bulid renewable energy geneation sources.

Initial schedule called for the exec session on the I-960 bill to be today, but it appears they'll fill out the time with other bills.



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