by Tim Eyman | Mar 14, 2016
Tues, 9 am, 1_1366 supreme court hearing, Olympia’s Temple of Justice Tomorrow, our brilliant attorney Dick Stephens and the Attorney General’s Deputy Solicitor General Callie Callow will defend the voters’ clear decision to approve Initiative 1366...
by Tim Eyman | Mar 9, 2016
Democrats tax-hiking obsession causing legislative session to drag into overtime It is an Olympia obsession — take as much as they can whenever they can. The Democrats’ lust for higher taxes knows no bounds. The legislative session is supposed...
by Tim Eyman | Mar 2, 2016
Shock waves from the voters approval of I-1366 last year I-1366 was the 6th time the voters passed a tougher-to-raise-taxes initiative. And it was the boldest one of all. So the shock waves from the voters approval of I-1366 have really been remarkable: * The state...
by Tim Eyman | Feb 25, 2016
State supreme court will hear our 1366 appeal on March 15th Lawyer for 1366 opponents: “We just don’t know why voters enacted this initiative.” Lawyer from the AG’s office: “Plaintiffs don’t give voters enough credit....
by Tim Eyman | Feb 16, 2016
URGENT: Send email to arrogant Democrat Senators who defied their constituents Yesterday’s email update (reprinted below) spurred a huge response. We were flooded with requests for email addresses for the Senate Democrats who defied their constituents on...
by Tim Eyman | Feb 16, 2016
Report on Friday’s Senate floor vote on Sen. Roach’s 2/3 const amend Last Monday (one week ago today), Senator Pam Roach pulled out of Rules committee SJR 8211. I very subtly showed her my appreciation for her efforts: Just to be clear, I was on...
by Tim Eyman | Feb 9, 2016
Car tab taxes are hated and despised — so why are politicians building castles on quicksand? Politicians have known for decades that car tab taxes are hated and despised. Here are several non-so-subtle hints: HINT #1: In 1999, 514,000 voters signed petitions...
by Tim Eyman | Feb 8, 2016
New initiative campaign launched today: Bring Back Our $30 Car Tabs State and local governments repeatedly ignore the will of the people. No where is that more evident than the disappearance of our $30 car tabs. Consistently, it’s the #1 question we get...
by Tim Eyman | Feb 4, 2016
On Monday in Olympia, we launch new initiative — petitions and t-shirts printed It’s really exciting. This Monday in Olympia, we launch a new initiative. We’ve already printed up boxes of petitions and so I will have the honor of being the first...
by Tim Eyman | Feb 2, 2016
What are Senate Republicans waiting for? Tell them to get SJR 8211 on the Senate floor for a vote In 2014, there was JUST ONE floor vote on Senator Pam Roach’s 2/3-for-taxes constitutional amendment bill. Every single member of the Senate Majority Coalition...
by Tim Eyman | Jan 26, 2016
SJR 8211 passes Senate committee — every single Democrat disrespected their constituents We have some really exciting news: the Senate Majority Coalition Caucus is fast-tracking SJR 8211, the proposed 2/3-for-taxes constitutional amendment. SJR 8211 was...
by Tim Eyman | Jan 22, 2016
Don’t get mad, get even — here’s the latest Jack, Mike, and I are furious. Whenever our opponents (the politicians, the judges, the media) insult the voters’ intelligence, we pretty much lose it. But we firmly believe in the adage: ...
by Tim Eyman | Jan 20, 2016
Lawyer for 1366 opponents: “We just don’t know why voters enacted this initiative.” KIRO’s news story perfectly summarized yesterday’s court hearing on 1366: “It all hinges on whether voters knew what they were doing.” ...
by Tim Eyman | Jan 18, 2016
Lots happening this week regarding I-1366 — here’s the scoop For 2 1/2 years, we’ve worked on what has become voter-approved I-1366. All that groundwork has led us to what’s happening this week: * Tomorrow (Tuesday) at 9 am in King County...
by Tim Eyman | Dec 31, 2015
We’re gearing up for 2016 — we need your help to keep fighting Thanks to all of you and your help and support and encouragement, we chalked up an amazing victory when voters passed Initiative 1366. Opponents threw the kitchen sink at us, but in the end,...
by Tim Eyman | Dec 22, 2015
Today Tim turns 50 — The Big Five Oh — “I’ve had 5 decades of fun” As many of you know, my family has a tradition of adoption. My father who raised me was adopted. I was adopted. My three kids are adopted. 50 years ago today,...
by Tim Eyman | Dec 17, 2015
Democrats are resurrecting the idea of imposing a state income tax Democrat Jim McIntire is our state treasurer. He’s been pushing for a state income tax for decades. His new income tax proposal was introduced during this year’s legislative session and...
by Tim Eyman | Dec 15, 2015
The Eyman family wishes you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year I’m so proud to work with all of you on behalf of the taxpayers. The work we do together is very hard and very necessary. As a team, we’ve compiled a laundry list of extraordinary...
by Tim Eyman | Dec 8, 2015
Protecting taxpayers is a marathon, not a sprint The reason we’ve been so effective at protecting taxpayers over the years is because we realized early on that this was a marathon, not a sprint. That we couldn’t be the hare, we had to be the tortoise....
by Tim Eyman | Dec 1, 2015
I-1366 victory is gonna be officially certified on Wednesday — an amazing accomplishment At 3 pm on Wednesday (tomorrow), the Secretary of State will officially certify the election results and declare I-1366 a winner. It’s an amazing accomplishment. ...
by Tim Eyman | Nov 23, 2015
Legal analysis of I-1366 shows we did our homework — new initiative primed if… For 2 1/2 years, we worked on what became I-1366 so we were obviously ecstatic when voters’ validated it on election day. We did our homework because we knew we were...
by Tim Eyman | Nov 20, 2015
Ice cream for Inslee — YOU’RE GONNA LOVE WATCHING THIS! A storm hit Olympia this week. No, not a weather storm, something much more powerful: a voter-powered political storm. And the eye of that storm was Governor Jay Inslee’s office at roughly...
by Tim Eyman | Nov 19, 2015
239 of 550 You gotta check out the new petition — it’s our latest lobbying effort To get the Legislature to respect the voters vote for I-1366 and refer a 2/3-For-Taxes Constitutional Amendment to the ballot, we need to lobby the Legislature. Yes, we...
by Tim Eyman | Nov 17, 2015
The political establishment is gonna hate this — our next initiative mandates … A storm is coming. A political storm. 6 times the people have voted for our initiatives making it tougher to raise taxes. We’re more than happy to go...
by Tim Eyman | Nov 16, 2015
We must always stay on offense: our next initiative will be announced this week This week we’re announcing our next initiative. We must always stay on offense. The voters approval of Initiative 1366 is obviously a great victory for the taxpayers. But...
by Tim Eyman | Nov 12, 2015
Today’s supreme court ruling on I-1366 … Opponents were desperate. After 5 voter approvals for initiatives making it tougher to raise taxes, our qualification of I-1366 for the ballot really freaked ’em out. They knew the voters were going to...
by Tim Eyman | Nov 9, 2015
BETRAYAL: Democrats’ offer Republicans a deal: “Vote with us to repeal I-1366 and we’ll vote … “ I-1366 has clearly been approved by voters. And already the Democrats have made an offer to the Republicans: “Vote with us to repeal...
by Tim Eyman | Nov 6, 2015
It’s a slam dunk — I-1366 passes!! Opponents respond by insulting voters No doubt about it — Initiative 1366 passed! passed! passed! It’s a massive victory for the taxpayers — a crushing defeat for opponents. It’s now clear that...
by Tim Eyman | Nov 4, 2015
There are more than enough votes in the Legislature for constitutional amendment if … Surrounded by friends and sitting in front of a laptop showing last night’s election results, here’s my reaction to seeing the voters’ overwhelming passage of...
by Tim Eyman | Nov 3, 2015
Eyman/Fagans election night statement just before polls closed Here’s what we had to say at 7:45 pm tonight (before polls closed and before we knew that I-1366 overwhelmingly passed): 5 times the voters have been asked if they support requiring a 2/3 vote of the...
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