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Big Biofuel raises red flags with Washington tribe

Plus a memorial for past legislators, bills keep moving, and a reader-dog photo contest

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Tim Gruver and Paul Queary
Mar 15, 2023
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A tax break for greener jet fuel is raising eyebrows among a tribe that doesn’t want Big Biofuel in its backyard.

Here’s the deal. Senate Bill 5447 from Senate Majority Leader Andy Billig, D-Spokane, would cut big players in the biofuel scene a preferable business and occupation tax rate of 0.275 percent. We’re talking about producers who can pump 20 mil…

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