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Resident urges Spokane County to adopt 0.1% sales-tax for housing under RCW 82.14.530 after federal safety-net cuts
5391842 · July 15, 2025
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A resident said recent federal cuts to Medicaid and SNAP will worsen conditions for low-income households and urged the county to use authority under RCW 82.14.530 to impose a 0.1% sales-and-use tax to fund affordable housing.
A Spokane resident urged county commissioners on July 15 to consider imposing a local sales-and-use tax under state law to raise funds for affordable housing after federal cuts to safety-net programs. Becky Dickerhoof told the board that recent federal legislation enacted cuts to Medicaid and SNAP that will leave low-income…
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