by Tim Eyman | May 27, 2015
Month: May 2015 Prior to 2001, each government could raise property taxes 6% per year. So state government raised your property taxes 6%, counties 6%, cities 6%, ports 6%, fire districts 6%, library districts 6%, park districts 6%. Those 6%’s compounded EVERY...
by Tim Eyman | May 18, 2015
Month: May 2015 In the 2013 and 2014 legislative sessions, Republican state senators and Republican house members blocked the Democrats’ numerous tax proposals. Last November, voters rewarded them for protecting taxpayers by giving the GOP more seats in both...
by Tim Eyman | May 15, 2015
Month: May 2015 It’s been a busy week. On Thursday, I drove from Mukilteo to Olympia for a 1:00 pm hearing on the Democrats’ and Governor Jay Inslee’s “cap and trade” bill. Here’s the 2 minute YouTube video of my...
by Tim Eyman | May 12, 2015
Month: May 2015 Why not? On Wednesday, there’s a hearing at 1:30 pm for a bill proposing a new capital gains tax (House Bill 1484). The state budget office released its’ analysis on Friday. Cost: $8.4 billion. On Thursday, a 1:00 pm...
by Tim Eyman | May 11, 2015
Month: May 2015 This past weekend in Lynnwood at their quarterly state committee meeting, the Washington State Republican Party endorsed our initiative. The State GOP has endorsed all previous 2/3 initiatives (I-601, R-49, I-960, I-1053, and I-1185) so this...
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