BREAKING: Swinomish Tribal Senate to establish property tax

The Swinomish Tribal Senate has announced that it will adopt a property tax law that applies to leased tribal trust land.

HERE IS THE TEXT OF A PRESS RELEASE ISSUED FRIDAY MORNING BY THE SWINOMISH INDIAN TRIBAL COMMUNITY

The Swinomish Indian Senate, the governing body of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, has established a working group of Tribal Senators and staff to develop a property tax law that would apply to leased trust land within the Swinomish Reservation. The property tax would be considered for adoption as Tribal law by the Senate.

“There is a consensus among the Senate members...