Olympia is not the only city where the Multifamily Tax Exemption (MFTE) has prompted questions about equity. Tacoma also has used the eight-year exemption liberally, granting tax breaks to over 200 projects totaling 8,963 units, only 335 of which are affordable. According ...
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The Washington Senate approved legislation March 2 that would require increased recycled content in plastic beverage containers, trash bags and bottles for household products; ban expanded polystyrene food ware, recreational coolers and packing peanuts; and require that utensils, straws, cup ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 2, 2021 Senate passes Das bill to promote recycling and reduce expanded polystyrene The Senate today approved legislation to require increased recycled content in plastic beverage containers, trash bags and bottles for household products; ban expanded ...
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I understand that some consider "Karen" a sort of sexist slur, but unfortunately there's just no other way to describe Senate Bill 5135, which allows people to sue when someone falsely calls the cops with the intent to "unlawfully discriminate ...
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Like many people, Cheryl Richmond has struggled to pay her bills during the COVID-19 pandemic. After losing her job in February, she missed two mortgage payments before she worked out a new financial arrangement with her bank. Months later, Richmond was ...
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Sen. Mona Das was featured on May 3 in Northwest Asian Weekly. She told the publication about her dream of holding elected office, and how she made that dream a reality.
“We have ...
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