The Ruston City Council has followed the cities of Tacoma and Lakewood to pass a new 0.1% sales-and-use tax to fund public safety. The Tuesday vote was unanimous, city clerk Mario Ortega confirmed.
The tax amounts to 10 cents for every $100 spent, with groceries, medicine and certain medical supplies and hygiene products exempt. Pierce County also passed a 0.1% sales-and-use tax for public safety earlier this month, and revenue is not shared among jurisdictions…