Western Washington
City of Seattle employees have the right to skip work and join May Day activities without retaliation. The Seattle City Council approved Councilmember Kshama Sawant’s resolution on Monday, granting city employees permission to take an unpaid day of leave on May 1st for “a reason of faith or conscience.”
Seattle police are preparing to defend businesses and themselves against May Day riots. “We’ve seen officers hit with sticks, we’ve seen bottles, rocks thrown at officers, we’ve seen members of the media assaulted by those devices, we’ve seen the Molotov cocktail,” Police Captain Chris Fowler said. KIRO Radio’s Josh Kerns adds to the concern, saying, “There is definitely more of a threat of violence in the air [this year] than in past years.”
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray announces plans to propose an income tax. Murray joins a growing list of liberals campaigning for City Council to create legislation that would demand people with an adjusted gross income above $250,000 be taxed 1.5%. No matter how many times voters push away an income tax… liberals keep bringing the idea back to the table.
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