Rep. Alicia Rule, D-Blaine, talks about her bills on disaster relief for small businesses (HB 1957) and agricultural producers (HB 2051); and long term recovery from natural disasters.
Rep. Rule on Disaster Relief Bills & Long Term Recovery

Rep. Alicia Rule, D-Blaine, talks about her bills on disaster relief for small businesses (HB 1957) and agricultural producers (HB 2051); and long term recovery from natural disasters.
OLYMPIA—Whether your kids need back-to-school clothes or you need a new dishwasher, a proposed law would exempt such purchases from sales taxes for three days in September. “This is about helping our friends, neighbors, and…
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