Newspaper tax break bill passes WA Senate

OLYMPIA – Legislation to help support the news media by exempting them from the state business and occupation tax passed the state Senate Friday. “Local journalists play an essential role to inform the public, hold politicians and government accountable, and make our communities stronger,” said Sen. Mark Mullet (D-Issaquah), sponsor of the bill. “That role is particularly important at the local level, where incredibly important decisions are made that CNN or Fox News will never cover. We need to make sure our small local newspapers can stay afloat and keep serving the public, and this bill will help.” ...