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17 Arrested Storming Gov's Office In Olympia, WA
17 arrested storming governor's office in Olympia, Wash.
By Katie Schmidt | The Olympian
Seventeen people were arrested after trying to storm the governor’s office in a third day of protests over state budget cuts Thursday.
In a prelude to what unions say will be a bigger rally today, a protest organized by the Service Employees International Union brought about 500 people to Olympia to call on lawmakers to end corporate tax exemptions before cutting state services.
Most protesters rallied in the Rotunda of the Legislative Building Thursday afternoon. Several were eventually arrested when they tried to push past Washington State Patrol officers guarding the governor’s office and refused to leave.
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