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View MoreThurston County freezes permits for new jails and immigration detention centers for 1 year
Thurston County Commissioners adopted a one-year moratorium on June 16 blocking permits for new or expanded detention and correctional facilities in unincorporated county land, prompted by federal ICE detention activity and gaps in local zoning codes. A public hearing is set for August 5.
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View MoreSmall business keep tax relief, but may leave $570M bill behind
An initiative to repeal Washington's 9.9% income tax on high earners is on track for the November ballot after collecting 317,000 signatures, but its passage would eliminate $3 billion in annual revenue while preserving small-business tax breaks that Olympia and Tumwater firms are set to receive.
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