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A controversial slew of taxes went into effect on Oct. 1 in Washington state, which aim to generate about $9 billion over four years. The taxes impact about 90,000 businesses.

On the ninth episode of the "Seattle News Weekly" podcast, FOX 13 Seattle anchor Hana Kim talks about a suite of controversial new taxes that took effect this month, pushed by the state's Democratic-majority Legislature. Joining Hana to discuss the effect of these recent taxes is Joshua Dirks, team lead of Seattle-based advertising company Project Bionic.

The controversy centers on the expansion of the retail sales tax to cover various services, including digital advertising. This tax is now applied to services such as information technology, custom website development, investigation/security services, live presentations and custom software.

Dirks runs a digital agency that he says has become prohibitively expensive to run in the state of Washington. Closing his business is a hard fact to face, according to Dirks.

On the podcast, Dirks notes that the bill includes an exemption for traditional advertising, such as print ads in newspapers and billboards, but not for digital advertising, which he says creates an uneven playing field. This has caused clients to look out of state, resulting in Dirks losing a 16-year account to a Los Angeles agency.

They discussed the size of his business, which was made up of 16 employees. They go into the concept that, even though his business is small, it still uses an extensive list of software and digital automated services.

Dirks says the taxes are going to create a big knowledge gap in the marketplace because businesses may no longer be able to pay for educational resources and events that revolve around understanding new topics in the industry, like the emergence of AI and the digital sphere overall.

Dirks also discusses the increase in the Business and Occupation (B&O) tax. The B&O tax for businesses grossing $5 million or more is set to increase from 1.75% to 2.1%. Dirks clarifies that $5 million in gross revenue is mostly overhead, not profit, for most businesses. Businesses are being "double impacted" by both the new sales tax and a 20% B&O tax increase on services, according to Dirks.

They discuss the divide in how people believe tax money should be spent in Washington and Dirks encourages voters to research their government officials and where they stand on tax packages like the one enacted on Oct. 1.

Dirks brings up that a large business, Comcast, is suing over the tax, but Dirks is critical of state leaders for pushing the tax through in eight days without consulting the industry or small businesses. He advocates for lawmakers to visit small and medium-sized businesses and learn about their operational pain points.

The podcast concludes with a discussion about large businesses and that businesses will continue to move away from states that are increasing taxes like these. Dirks says people should come together to find a solution to these problems with businesses rather than increasing tax.

The podcast wraps up after Dirks says he anticipates other creative businesses are considering moving out of the state. He states he will eventually move out of the area and no longer incorporate his future businesses in Washington, choosing to be "geoflexible." He warns that the mass exodus of talent could "meteorically change the face of what Seattle looks like."

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OLYMPIA — Clergy in Washington will remain mandatory reporters of child abuse and neglect, but prosecutors will not enforce the law when abuse is disclosed solely during religious confession, according to a new agreement filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Tacoma.

The development comes as the state faces two federal lawsuits and an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice.

The agreement, which awaits a judge’s approval, was submitted by the Washington attorney general’s office and plaintiffs who sued the state over a new law passed this year. It aims to resolve key constitutional questions about how far mandatory reporting requirements can extend into religious practice.

Senate Bill 5375, signed by Gov. Bob Ferguson in May, added clergy to the list of mandatory reporters, joining other professions like health care workers and school personnel. The law, however, did not include an exemption for information shared during confession, prompting pushback from Catholic dioceses across the state.

Just days after the law was signed, Catholic leaders filed a lawsuit claiming it was a “brazen” act of discrimination. Nearly a month later, the Department of Justice announced an investigation into the law’s constitutionality.

A federal judge later blocked the law, days before it was set to take effect.

Many states require clergy to report abuse, but only a few — including New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas and West Virginia — require clergy to disclose what was said during confession. The Seattle Times previously asked the DOJ why Washington was being singled out but received no response.

In a statement Friday, state Attorney General Nick Brown said the agreement respected the court’s decision in this case while maintaining “important protections for children.”

“It keeps crucial portions of Washington’s mandatory reporting law in place, while also preserving the Legislature’s authority to address issues with the law identified by the court,” Brown said.

Jean Hill, executive director for the Washington State Catholic Conference, who opposed the bill during the legislative session, said in a statement that “preventing abuse and upholding the sacred seal of confession are not mutually exclusive — we can and must do both.” Hill noted that Catholic leaders mostly supported the law, but only if it included a narrow exemption to “protect the sacrament.”

Catholic leaders argued the law jeopardized their profession by leaving clergy with an impossible choice: Violate church law and risk excommunication, or violate state law and face legal consequences. Under SB 5375, failing to report abuse — even if disclosed only in confessions — could carry penalties of up to 364 days in jail, a $5,000 fine, or both.

They also argued that priests are already required to report abuse if the disclosure happens outside of the confessional.

The agreement clarifies that the state will not cover attorneys fees or other costs.

Ferguson, who is Catholic and named in the lawsuit, did not respond to a request for comment Friday. He previously expressed disappointment that his church filed a federal lawsuit “to protect individuals who abuse kids.”

While Catholic leaders say the law specifically targeted them, bill sponsor Sen. Noel Frame, D-Seattle, and survivors of abuse have rejected that claim. Frame has said the bill was inspired by a 2022 InvestigateWest article detailing how Washington Jehovah’s Witnesses hid child sexual abuse for decades.

The Archdiocese of Seattle, Diocese of Yakima and Diocese of Spokane were plaintiffs in the lawsuits. Ferguson, in his former role as attorney general, opened an investigation into all three dioceses to determine whether they used charitable funds to cover up allegations of sexual abuse by clergy.

Shauna Sowersby: 206-652-7619 or ssowersby@seattletimes.com. Shauna Sowersby is the state politics reporter for The Seattle Times. She covers the state Legislature, government agencies and the inner workings of state government from Olympia.

SEATTLE - Months of legal battles may have an end in sight as Washington state agrees to new stipulations in a clergy abuse reporting bill signed into law back in May.

The bill was previously blocked by a federal court due to concerns over religious freedom. Now, an agreement should settle the disputes.

What has changed in the law making clergy mandatory reporters in WA?

The state and county prosecutors have agreed not to enforce certain requirements for clergy to report suspicion of child abuse if the information is obtained solely through confession. This applies to other similar equivalents in other faiths.

This puts the state in line with the federal court order. The stipulation now awaits approval by the court.

What is a mandatory reporter?

Mandatory reporters are required to tell authorities if they suspect that a child is being abused or neglected, and include people working in many professions, including teachers, childcare workers, and medical practitioners," according to a statement from the attorney general's office.

What they're saying:

"Today’s agreement respects the court’s decision in this case and maintains important protections for children," said Attorney General Nick Brown. "It keeps crucial portions of Washington’s mandatory reporting law in place, while also preserving the Legislature’s authority to address issues with the law identified by the court."

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After Starbucks said last month that it planned to lay off hundreds of nonretail workers as part of a $1 billion restructuring plan, a new state filing shows what these job cuts mean for employees in Washington.

The Seattle-based coffee giant is laying off 974 workers in Seattle and Kent, according to the filing with Washington state’s Employment Security Department on Thursday.

These layoffs are “primarily corporate,” a Starbucks spokesperson said Friday, though they affect both retail and nonretail workers.

Among the laid off employees are 194 district managers, 70 retail baristas, 46 retail operations leads and 38 project specialists, according to the state filing, which shows that some of those empty positions will be contracted out.

Workers at four Starbucks locations — the Seattle headquarters, the Sodo Reserve Store, the Seattle Roastery and the Kent Roasting Plant — are swept up in these layoffs.

The layoffs are tied to CEO Brian Niccol’s announcement on Sept. 25, the spokesperson said. At the time, the company said it would lay off 900 nonretail employees and shutter an unspecified number of stores. It didn’t give an estimate of how many retail workers would be affected.

Starbucks Workers United, the union that represents nearly 12,000 store baristas nationwide, said Friday that it doesn’t currently believe the most recent layoffs affect union-represented retail workers.

However, the state filing indicates that unionized employees are part of the cull.

Thursday’s layoff details come on the heels of a separate wave of job cuts that hit 369 Starbucks retail workers who lost their positions due to Washington store closures.

The layoff date for both groups is Dec. 5.

But these are not the only layoffs this year. Starbucks cut 1,100 other corporate employees in February.

According to LinkedIn, more than 3,000 Starbucks employees work in Seattle. A Starbucks spokesperson declined to provide a total count of Washington-based workers.

The consequences of the company’s latest actions are felt beyond state lines.

A Starbucks tech worker in Texas said the company informed him of his layoff last month, though he will continue to work for Starbucks until late February. He asked to remain anonymous to protect his job until then.

He said in a Friday phone interview that the corporate layoffs are coming in waves, and his boss was among the first to go.

Within the company, “it’s really bad,” he said. “You had a lot of long-term partners, people who were anticipating retiring with the company,” who were laid off. Starbucks calls its employees partners.

“A lot of people are really demoralized,” he said.

For his part, the tech worker recently graduated with his master’s degree, hoping to move up in the company.

Now, that dream is dashed.

Sweeping store closures nationwide are part of Niccol’s $1 billion restructuring plan.

As the company’s hometown, Seattle has been especially roiled by recent changes, including the closures of the Reserve Roastery on Capitol Hill and the Reserve store in Sodo.

A total of 31 stores shuttered throughout the state, according to a state filing.

Starbucks didn’t provide a full list of store closures nationwide, but Starbucks Workers United said 59 unionized stores closed nationwide.

Niccol attributed the store closures to myriad reasons, including financial performance and lease expirations, in his announcement.

“We’re working hard to offer transfers to nearby locations where possible and will move quickly to help partners understand what opportunities might be available to them,” Niccol said. “For those we can’t immediately place, we’re focused on partner care, including comprehensive severance packages.”

A Starbucks spokesperson said current pay and benefits for affected workers extend through Dec. 5, and severance and COBRA health coverage extends beyond that date, though the length is dependent on role, tenure and other factors.

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