OLYMPIA – A bill to increase affordability and economic stability in Washington state was introduced in the Senate Thursday. Senate Bill 5795, sponsored by Sens. Deb Krishnadasan (D-Gig Harbor) and Adrian Cortes (D-Battle Ground), would decrease the state sales tax from 6.5% to 6% — the state’s first sales tax reduction in over 40 years. ...
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OLYMPIA — Legislation sponsored by Sen. Deb Krishnadasan (D-Gig Harbor) to lower the threshold required for school bonds to pass from 60% to 55% was heard in the Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee Thursday. Under current Washington law, school bonds must receive a supermajority of 60% to pass. Washington is now one ...
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KEY PENINSULA – Former Peninsula School Board president Deb Krishnadasan was appointed Wednesday to the Washington State Senate, replacing former Sen. Emily Randall, who was recently elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Krishnadasan was sworn into office following a joint vote by the Kitsap Board of Commissioners and the Pierce County Council. “I am honored to serve ...
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