1) “Once again: no dice. The bill for the visitor taxes has just failed in the House, probably for good during this session.” was updated to say “Once again its looking like no dice. The bill for the visitor taxes has passed the House, stripped of Husky Stadium money, and now appears heading for defeat in the Senate. If it does make it through the Senate, it has a chance of going to the House for concurrence. Don’t hold your breath. ”

2) The statement “In an ideal world they would terminate when the stadiums are paid off. In the real world, many clamor for their continuation.” was changed more accurately to say, “Once the bonds are retired in 2020, 4Culture hopes to have a steady and increased share of these lodging taxes, used to promote tourism in many counties around the state.”

Lodging tax, isn’t scheduled to end. It is ongoing in 32 counties throughout the state to fund tourism promotion activities. The state is simply considering how to designate the use of King County lodging tax revenues in the future, after their current uses toward stadiums are retired in 2020.