6 months fighting Olympia, 6 months shaking a tin cup

6 months fighting Olympia, 6 months shaking a tin cup

6 months fighting Olympia, 6 months shaking a tin cup For the first 6 months of each year, Jack, Mike, and I work super hard with all of you beating back the Legislature’s inevitable effort to raise taxes.  In the last 6 months of each year (like now), the three...
That’s the best compliment I got all legislative session

That’s the best compliment I got all legislative session

That’s the best compliment I got all legislative session Initiatives and referendums are a lot of work.  Raising money and collecting signatures is a huge undertaking.  If Olympia actually listened to the people, Jack, Mike, I, and all of you would have a lot...
Blaming I-695 — talk about a golden oldie

Blaming I-695 — talk about a golden oldie

Blaming I-695 — talk about a golden oldie Car tab taxes used to be hundreds and many times thousands of dollars every year.  It was a nightmare for working class families and senior citizens.  Heck, it was a struggle for everyone.  So in 1998, we sponsored an...