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		<title>SB 5815 - Modifying business and occupation tax surcharges, rates, and the advanced computing surcharge cap, clarifying the business and occupation tax deduction for certain investments, and creating a temporary business and occupation tax surcharge on large companies.</title>
		<link>https://wa-law.org/bill/2025-26/sb/5815/</link>
		<description>Updates about SB 5815</description>
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			<title>ALERT: Democrats double down on new/higher taxes for just in time for Tax Day - What's it going to cost you? - Senate Republican Caucus</title>
			<description>News article "ALERT: Democrats double down on new/higher taxes for just in time for Tax Day - What's it going to cost you? - Senate Republican Caucus" from Senate Republicans.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 15:03:22 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>👎💵Sean Graham - Washington State Medical Association</title>
			<description>Sean Graham signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Washington State Medical Association. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 16:56:15 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎John Morgan - Washington State Medical Association</title>
			<description>John Morgan signed up to testify Con.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 17:15:15 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎Glen Simecek - Washington Bankers Association</title>
			<description>Glen Simecek signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/washington_bankers_association/"&gt;Washington Bankers Association&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 17:42:32 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>❓💵Lisa Thatcher - Washington Society of CPAs</title>
			<description>Lisa Thatcher signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent Washington Society of CPAs. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 19:25:40 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>👎💵Greg Hanon - Western States Petroleum Assoc.</title>
			<description>Greg Hanon signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Western States Petroleum Assoc.. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 19:55:45 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>❓Jeff Gombosky - Washington Health Care Association</title>
			<description>Jeff Gombosky signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/washington_health_care_association/"&gt;Washington Health Care Association&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 20:55:17 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>👎Anthony Mixer - Washington State Young Republicans</title>
			<description>Anthony Mixer signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Washington State Young Republicans.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 21:02:21 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>❓💵Patrick Connor - NFIB</title>
			<description>Patrick Connor signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent NFIB. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 22:06:41 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>First reading, referred to Ways &amp; Means (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).</title>
			<description>First reading, referred to Ways &amp; Means (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>First reading, referred to Ways &amp; Means.</title>
			<description>First reading, referred to Ways &amp; Means.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>House and Senate Democrats release updated progressive revenue proposal, hearings in coming days – Washington State House Democrats</title>
			<description>News article "House and Senate Democrats release updated progressive revenue proposal, hearings in coming days – Washington State House Democrats" from House Democrats.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>House and Senate Democrats release updated progressive revenue proposal, hearings in coming days - Washington Senate Democrats</title>
			<description>News article "House and Senate Democrats release updated progressive revenue proposal, hearings in coming days - Washington Senate Democrats" from Senate Democrats.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 04:21:15 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>House and Senate Democrats release updated progressive revenue proposal, hearings in coming days - Sen. Noel Frame</title>
			<description>News article "House and Senate Democrats release updated progressive revenue proposal, hearings in coming days - Sen. Noel Frame" from Senate Democrats.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 04:21:15 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>👎Bryan Hannon - Healthcare Distribution Alliance</title>
			<description>Bryan Hannon signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/healthcare_distribution_alliance/"&gt;Healthcare Distribution Alliance&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 04:59:34 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>WA Democrats unveil 5 New tax bills targeting wealthy</title>
			<description>News article "WA Democrats unveil 5 New tax bills targeting wealthy" from MyNorthwest.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 05:00:53 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>👎💵Michele Willms - Associated General Contractors of Washington (AGC)</title>
			<description>Michele Willms signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Associated General Contractors of Washington (AGC). They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 08:37:32 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎💵Brandon Houskeeper - NWGRA</title>
			<description>Brandon Houskeeper signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent NWGRA. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 09:59:32 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎💵Julia Gorton - Washington Hospitality Association</title>
			<description>Julia Gorton signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/washington_hospitality_association/"&gt;Washington Hospitality Association&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 09:59:32 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎💵Katie Beeson - Washington Food Industry Association (WFIA)</title>
			<description>Katie Beeson signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Washington Food Industry Association (WFIA). They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 09:59:32 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>❓💵Bill Stauffacher - Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Washington</title>
			<description>Bill Stauffacher signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Washington. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 10:29:45 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>👍Demas Nesterenko - SEIU775</title>
			<description>Demas Nesterenko signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent SEIU775.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 10:35:24 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👎Lilly Hayward - Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce</title>
			<description>Lilly Hayward signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 10:46:36 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👍💵Aaron Czyzewski - Food Lifeline</title>
			<description>Aaron Czyzewski signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/food_lifeline/"&gt;Food Lifeline&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 10:58:24 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👎💵Diana Carlen - Washington Oil Marketers Association</title>
			<description>Diana Carlen signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/washington_oil_marketers_association/"&gt;Washington Oil Marketers Association&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 11:03:18 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎💵Amber Carter - WA Retail Association</title>
			<description>Amber Carter signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent WA Retail Association. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 11:08:14 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎💵Carolyn Logue - South Sound Chambers, ABC Inland, WA ACCA, NWHPBA, WA Denturists</title>
			<description>Carolyn Logue signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent South Sound Chambers, ABC Inland, WA ACCA, NWHPBA, WA Denturists. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 11:53:43 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👍💵Claire Lane - Food Lifeline</title>
			<description>Claire Lane signed up to testify Pro. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 12:11:59 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Jaune Sonnier - Food Lifeline</title>
			<description>Jaune Sonnier signed up to testify Pro.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 12:11:59 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Krystal Johnson - Food Lifeline</title>
			<description>Krystal Johnson signed up to testify Pro.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 12:11:59 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👎Max Martin - Association of Washington Business</title>
			<description>Max Martin signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/association_of_washington_business/"&gt;Association of Washington Business&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 12:42:57 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎💵Neil Strege - WA Roundtable</title>
			<description>Neil Strege signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent WA Roundtable. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 12:42:57 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎Alejandro Galvan - WA Roundtable</title>
			<description>Alejandro Galvan signed up to testify Con.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 12:54:43 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👍Jacob Vigdor - University of Washington Faculty/ Council of Faculty</title>
			<description>Jacob Vigdor signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent University of Washington Faculty/ Council of Faculty.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 12:55:56 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👎💵Chelene Whiteaker - Washington State Hospital Association</title>
			<description>Chelene Whiteaker signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Washington State Hospital Association. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 13:04:14 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎Matt Binder - Ostroms Drug &amp; Gift</title>
			<description>Matt Binder signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Ostroms Drug &amp; Gift.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 13:26:27 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👍Chris Vasseur-Landriault - University of Washington Faculty/ Council of Faculty</title>
			<description>Chris Vasseur-Landriault signed up to testify Pro.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 13:28:23 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Lonnie Johns-Brown - Full Life Care</title>
			<description>Lonnie Johns-Brown signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/full_life_care/"&gt;Full Life Care&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 13:46:30 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍💵Collin Bannister - The Washington Student Association and ASWSU</title>
			<description>Collin Bannister signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent The Washington Student Association and ASWSU. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:01:09 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍💵Michelle Carrillo - ASCWU</title>
			<description>Michelle Carrillo signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent ASCWU. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:01:09 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍💵Sienna Jarrard - Associated Students of UW Bothell</title>
			<description>Sienna Jarrard signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Associated Students of UW Bothell. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:01:09 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Adan Espino Jr - Nonprofit Association of WA</title>
			<description>Adan Espino Jr signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Nonprofit Association of WA.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:07:14 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Becky Bogard - Inspire Washington</title>
			<description>Becky Bogard signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Inspire Washington.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:07:14 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍💵Nancy Sapiro - Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle</title>
			<description>Nancy Sapiro signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/jewish_federation_of_greater_seattle/"&gt;Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:07:14 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍💵Nick Federici - United Way of King County</title>
			<description>Nick Federici signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent United Way of King County. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:07:14 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Dr. Rama Devagupta - United Way of King County</title>
			<description>Dr. Rama Devagupta signed up to testify Pro.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:08:38 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Felipe Rodriguez-Flores - United Way of King County</title>
			<description>Felipe Rodriguez-Flores signed up to testify Pro.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:08:38 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Molly Gallagher - Statewide Poverty Action Network</title>
			<description>Molly Gallagher signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/statewide_poverty_action_network/"&gt;Statewide Poverty Action Network&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:08:38 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍💵Treasure Mackley - Invest in Washington Now</title>
			<description>Treasure Mackley signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Invest in Washington Now. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:12:03 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>👍Bryan Kirschner - Invest in Washington Now</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:12:32 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>👍Nicole Cassanova - Invest in Washington Now</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:12:32 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>👍Lilliane Ballesteros - Latino Community Fund of Washington State</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:20:25 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>👍💵Matthew Lang - National Organization for Women - WA</title>
			<description>Matthew Lang signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent National Organization for Women - WA. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:22:50 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>👍Girard Thompson - Seattle Education Association/WEA</title>
			<description>Girard Thompson signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Seattle Education Association/WEA.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:43:47 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>👎Trina Tan - MultiCare Health System</title>
			<description>Trina Tan signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent MultiCare Health System.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:04:32 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>👎Mandee Romero - MultiCare Health System</title>
			<description>Mandee Romero signed up to testify Con.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:08:36 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎Jamie Paradiso - 911352172</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:11:12 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎💵Scott Hazlegrove - WA State Auto Dealers Association</title>
			<description>Scott Hazlegrove signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent WA State Auto Dealers Association. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:15:09 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎Nicole Lloyd - MultiCare</title>
			<description>Nicole Lloyd signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent MultiCare.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:21:14 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎Kathryn List - MultiCare</title>
			<description>Kathryn List signed up to testify Con.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:21:54 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎Sandra Silva - MultiCare</title>
			<description>Sandra Silva signed up to testify Con.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:22:24 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>👎Shauna Toney - Multicare</title>
			<description>Shauna Toney signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Multicare.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:31:02 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎Annette Burton - Multicare</title>
			<description>Annette Burton signed up to testify Con.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:48:16 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎Kimberly Sanborn - 7FM</title>
			<description>Kimberly Sanborn signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent 7FM.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:51:18 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>👎Xavier Johnson - 7FM</title>
			<description>Xavier Johnson signed up to testify Con.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:55:01 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎Erin Jeffery - 7FM</title>
			<description>Erin Jeffery signed up to testify Con.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 16:07:22 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>So, Is The Washington State Wealth Tax Dead?</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 16:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>WA Democrats propose new taxes to balance budget | FOX 13 Seattle</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 18:08:15 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>NEWSFLASH: Legislative Democrats ignore the advice of many and raise $12.5 billion in taxes just for the operating budget - Senate Republican Caucus</title>
			<description>News article "NEWSFLASH: Legislative Democrats ignore the advice of many and raise $12.5 billion in taxes just for the operating budget - Senate Republican Caucus" from Senate Republicans.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2025 15:08:42 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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