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SEATTLE, Wash. (AP) – As expected, attorneys have filed a lawsuit challenging Seattle’s new ordinance to tax high-income earners.
Multiple news outlets report the suit was filed on behalf of Seattle resident and investment manager Michael Kunath.
The lawsuit was filed just minutes after Mayor Ed Murray signed the ordinance on July 14.
The suit alleges the city’s plan to tax high-income earners breaks state law prohibiting cities from collecting taxes on net income.
A city attorney says he expects this lawsuit to be the first of many.
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