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Good morning. I'm Paige Browning. It's Monday. This is Seattle now.

The Asian market, Awajamaya, is having a long overdue homecoming of sorts.

Plans are in motion to open a new store in Tacoma.

That's actually where the family-owned business first opened nearly 100 years ago.

We'll talk to Awajamaya's CEO and the reporter at the Puget Sound Business Journal who broke the news.

But first, let's get you caught up.

It's every lobbyist's favorite time of year. The 2026 legislative session kicks off in Olympia today.

State lawmakers will have 60 days to wrangle over new bills, the supplemental

budget, and taxes. One headliner of a proposal would set an income tax on millionaires,

a bill backed by Governor Ferguson. Another bill would charge a payroll tax on companies on their

salaries above $125,000. Oh, speaking of the legislature,

Governor Ferguson has requested six bills he wants this session.

One of them would make it a misdemeanor for people who aren't law enforcement to make or possess badges.

Another would allow state health officials to propose recommendations for vaccines without having to rely on federal committees.

That bill would also require health insurers to cover vaccines recommended by the state.

And a King County jury is now deciding whether the city of Seattle is responsible for the death of a 16-year-old who was killed in the chop.

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