Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, speaking at the Grant County Republican Party’s Lincoln Day fundraising dinner in February, 2020. A Warnick bill extending tax breaks for solar manufacturers aimed at encouraging manufacturing investment in Washington State — and specifically in Moses Lake — passed the state legislature handily and awaits Gov. Jay Inslee’s signature.
March 22, 2022
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Bill passage sets stage for local silicon manufacturing
MOSES LAKE — A tax break for solar manufacturers championed by Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, passed nearly unanimously during the recent legislative session and is sitting on Gov. Jay Inslee’s desk awaiting his signature. “I don’t see where he is scheduled to sign it,” said Warnick about Senate Bill 5849, which would extend tax breaks for manufacturers of solar panels and components. “He has 30 days to sign it or it becomes law. I assume he’s going to sign it.” The bill is one of several...