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Speakers urge Spokane to reaffirm 'Keep Washington Working' law; council committee allows testimony
Summary
Five community members urged the Finance & Administration Committee to back a resolution reaffirming Washington’s 'Keep Washington Working' law and to fund immigration-related legal services. The committee sustained the chair’s ruling allowing the public comments as relevant to the Office of Civil Rights.
At the Jan. finance and administration meeting, five people who signed up for public comment urged the committee to back a resolution reaffirming the state’s Keep Washington Working law and to fund legal services for immigrants.
The committee’s chair initially ruled that the proposed resolution was not on the meeting agenda but could be considered if it was judged relevant to the Office of Civil Rights. That ruling was challenged and a motion to sustain the chair’s ruling was called; the chair then asked members to vote. “All those in favor. Aye,” the chair said, and the ruling was sustained, allowing the speakers to testify.
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