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(The Center Square) – After pulling her $40 million Community Safety Levy, Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown is back with a new initiative, a one-tenth of 1% sales tax intended to bridge some of the city’s $50 million structural deficit. The City of Spokane issued a press release just minutes after the tax measure was briefed in the city council’s Public Safety & Community Health Committee. If passed by voters, the new sales tax could generate around $7.7 million annually, with 15% going to Spokane County. However, like Brown’s levy, the resolution calling for the new tax measure lacks crucial guidelin…

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