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Hey, good morning. I'm Patricia Murphy. It's Wednesday. This is Seattle now.

After 60 days, the Washington State Legislative

session is over. 267 bills are headed for the governor's desk. The so-called millionaire's tax

caused a stir every step of the way. KUOWW state government reporter Sarah Mises Tan was there

keeping tabs on things. She's here to talk about

the tax and what other bills made the cut. But first, let's get you caught up.

Washington Senator Patty Murray plans to speak out against the SAVE Act this afternoon. The legislation

which passed the House last week would require

people to prove their citizenship in person when registering to vote. The Trump administration

says the law would ensure that only citizens can vote. Murray says the bill amounts to voter suppression

by purging Americans from voter rolls. She'll speak to the press at 145 this afternoon.

There's another local effort to ban new detention centers from being built. The Pierce County

Council has unveiled a proposal that would impose a six-month moratorium. It would apply to

unincorporated parts of the county. Similar proposals have already passed in Seattle,

CTAC, Taquilla, and King County. Pierce County Council members are expected to vote on the moratorium

next week. And the owners of the Space Needle are expanding their footprint at the Seattle Center.

They're purchasing property from the nonprofit Paxi for more than $17 million.

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