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Wash. tribes want to cut state out of gasoline sales


Two tribes in Washington have filed a lawsuit to protect them from state taxation.

The Swinomish and Squaxin tribes were negotiating with the state for a gasoline tax compact. They want to charge their own 7-cents per gallon tax as opposed to the state's 28 cents.

The state is opposing the request and says it could lose anywhere from $100 and $200 million if other tribes impose their own taxes.

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