Dori: State fines grow for Burlington café owner who calls mask-use optional

Earlier this month, The Dori Monson Show shared the story of a Skagit County café owner facing $367,000 in fines from the State of Washington for failure to enforce Gov. Jay Inslee’s mask mandate.

Dori: State seizes payroll money from Skagit County café; owner vows to fight

At that time, Bill DeJong of Billy’s Café in Burlington told Dori that the state Department of Labor & Industries had seized more than $8,000 from his bank account, preventing him from paying his employees.

Now, DeJong has racked up another $20,000 in penalties from L&I for 36 COVID-related “safety citations” since last May. DeJong told Dori, that he does not intend

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