King County Executive Shannon Braddock is proposing a sales-tax increase that she says could keep the county from having to cut criminal-justice services, though the exact plan for how the money would be spent is yet to come. Here’s the announcement:

Today, King County Executive Shannon Braddock sent a proposal to the King County Council that would establish a new revenue measure to support public safety and criminal justice work.

The new proposal, if approved by the Council, would enact a 0.1% sales and use tax, authorized by state legislators and signed into law by Governor Bob Ferguson last month. The sales tax is forecasted to generate $95 million a year. Since nearly 75% of the General Fund is dedicated to public safety and the criminal legal system, the measure would generate suf

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