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Gov. Jay Inslee will take action on an economic justice legislative package Tuesday at the Tukwila Community Center.
The governor will take action on HB 1297, the working families tax exemption and SB 5096, the capital gains excise tax, alongside other elected officials and community groups.
The governor will be joined by:
- Tukwila Mayor Allan Ekberg
- Rep. My-Linh Thai
- Rep. Noel Frame
- Misha Werschkul, executive director, Washington State Budget & Policy Center
- Patty Liu, MomsRising
- Brenda Holland, Statewide Poverty Action Network
- Members from the Working Families Tax Credit and Balance Our Tax Code coalitions
To accommodate COVID-19 restrictions, only invited media outlets will attend. Pool coverage will be handled by The Seattle Times, KING 5 and AP (photos). Other media interested in acquiring coverage of the events should contact these outlets directly.
TVW intends to livestream the bill action.
Tuesday, May 4
2:15 PM - Bill action (notice)
3:10 PM - Media scrum (invited pool media only)
Day-of media contact: Emily Halvorson, 360.870.0859
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