by Tim Eyman | May 18, 2015
Democrats are laying a “tax trap” for Republicans in Olympia — we need to tell ’em … In the 2013 and 2014 legislative sessions, Republican state senators and Republican house members blocked the Democrats’ numerous tax proposals....
by Tim Eyman | May 15, 2015
Watch 2 minute video of Eyman ripping “cap and tax” bill in Olympia yesterday 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...
by Tim Eyman | May 12, 2015
Olympia officially declared insane: over $100 billion in tax hikes 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....
by Tim Eyman | May 11, 2015
State Republican Party endorses 2/3-For-Taxes Constitutional Amendment Initiative I-1366 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...
by Tim Eyman | May 7, 2015
Olympia’s latest threat to your wallet: 5-fold increase in property tax increases This is what happens in Olympia without the 2/3 protection: two days ago, a brand new bill, House Bill 2255, got introduced during the recently called special session (when no one...
by Tim Eyman | May 4, 2015
We represent 2/3 of the voters — but our initiative protects everyone In 2012, during that high turnout presidential year, our 2/3 initiative passed with 2/3 approval: 1.9 million voters. It got more votes than any initiative in state history. We...
by Tim Eyman | Apr 29, 2015
Worse than a tax increase: raising taxes on some to reduce taxes on others Families are struggling. Many businesses are barely hanging on. Nonetheless, the white hot obsession in Olympia is for them to raise taxes. There are now legions of multi-billion...
by Tim Eyman | Apr 23, 2015
Senate Republicans propose massive property tax hike — will Inslee save the day? When candidate Jay Inslee was asked how he’d handle the McCleary court decision regarding funding schools, he said he’d veto tax increases. He said he “would...
by Tim Eyman | Apr 21, 2015
Watch 2 minute video of Eyman ripping state income tax bill in Olympia yesterday Yesterday, I drove from Mukilteo in Snohomish County to Olympia for a 1:30 pm hearing on bill imposing a massive new state income tax. Here’s the 2 minute video of my...
by Tim Eyman | Apr 17, 2015
You did it! You stopped all those terrible anti-initiative bills This year we saw the most concerted effort ever by politicians in Olympia to gut like a pig the citizens’ initiative process. There were anti-initiative constitutional amendments, there were a...
by Tim Eyman | Apr 16, 2015
Initiative process survives legislative assault – your emails killed bad bills Congratulations. Thanks to your efforts, all anti-initiative bills are dead. Yesterday at 5 pm was “policy bill cut-off” and so now we can proudly announce that...
by Tim Eyman | Apr 14, 2015
$30 billion in higher taxes: tonight the House adds $30 billion to its previous $13 billion This is what happens when there’s no 2/3 protection in Olympia. Tonight (Tuesday, April 14th), the House Democrats are going to vote to impose a $15 billion tax...
by Tim Eyman | Apr 10, 2015
Look what’s happening in Olympia without the 2/3 protection: massive tax increases The state senate voted to impose $15 billion on taxpayers statewide (gas taxes, car tab taxes, etc). That same vote authorized Sound Transit to impose $11 billion on taxpayers...
by Tim Eyman | Apr 3, 2015
Jaw-dropping $13 billion tax package passed by House Democrats This is what happens in Olympia without the 2/3 protection: HB 2224, titled AN ACT Relating to investing in education and essential public services by modifying and improving the fairness of...
by Tim Eyman | Apr 2, 2015
Huge effort to stop anti-initiative bill in the House by “Heroic Holy” — plz thank him All anti-initiative bills in Olympia are dead except one: Senate Bill 5715. That’s the horrible bill that allows the governor to slap a biased warning...
by Tim Eyman | Mar 31, 2015
Today (Tuesday) is last day for the “March match” – please donate to I-1366 today I spent 4 hours yesterday driving to and from Olympia so I could testify for 2 minutes. The room was packed with the folks who will be getting the...
by Tim Eyman | Mar 30, 2015
Just today and tomorrow — donations to I-1366 worth DOUBLE I’m traveling to Olympia today to testify against the nearly $10 billion tax package being pushed by House Democrats. A new state income tax (they’re calling it a capital gains tax), higher...
by Tim Eyman | Mar 26, 2015
Just 5 days left for your donation to be worth DOUBLE – please help I-1366 For the 2/3-For-Taxes Constitutional Amendment Initiative to succeed (and it MUST succeed), we need to raise a lot of money. Voters deserve the opportunity to permanently protect...
by Tim Eyman | Mar 21, 2015
KITSAP SUN: Jan Angel defends anti-initiative bill, says it “doesn’t affect process at all” Yesterday I shared the emails from Sen. Jan Angel, one of the lead sponsors of anti-initiative bill SB 5715, to her constituents that showed the true purpose...
by Tim Eyman | Mar 20, 2015
Jan Angel denies — but her emails reveal anti-initiative scheme In my testimony Wednesday against anti-initiative bill SB 5715, I highlighted that one of the main co-sponsors of the bill, Senator Jan Angel (R-Port Orchard), had revealed in emails the true...
by Tim Eyman | Mar 19, 2015
Watch video of Eyman ripping anti-initiative bill at hearing in Olympia yesterday Your emails paved the way. For weeks, we’ve asked you to bombard Olympia with emails about these anti-initiative bills that are a wholesale attack on the people’s...
by Tim Eyman | Mar 13, 2015
Click on this link and watch Eyman debate Chris Vance on 1% property tax cap Everyone should focus their efforts on donating dollars and collecting signatures for the 2/3-For-Taxes Constitutional Amendment Initiative. Nonetheless, the battle over taxes...
by Tim Eyman | Mar 12, 2015
Who cares what newspapers say? We do (at least today we do 🙂 First and foremost, maximize your contributions to the 2/3-For-Taxes Constitutional Amendment Initiative by donating this month. All contributions received are being matched dollar-for-dollar. Please take...
by Tim Eyman | Mar 10, 2015
We’ve got great momentum — we’re working hard to keep it going 5 times the voters have approved initiatives to require a 2/3 vote of the Legislature to raise taxes. Voters approved all 5, supporting each one by a bigger vote than the time before. ...
by Tim Eyman | Mar 4, 2015
Massive tax increases out of Olympia illustrate why Initiative 1366 is absolutely essential Since 2007, we’ve had legislative sessions with the 2/3 protection and sessions without it. In 2008 and 2009, for example, the 2/3 protected us perfectly and not a...
by Tim Eyman | Mar 2, 2015
A successful businessman has offered to match all March donations to Initiative 1366 My $150,000 loan to the I-1366 campaign from a 2nd mortgage on my home supercharged the month of February. It allowed us to immediately hire professional signature gatherers and...
by Tim Eyman | Feb 24, 2015
With Governors like Jay Inslee, Initiative 1366 is absolutely essential When running for the governor in 2012, candidate Jay Inslee said tax increases would take us “on the wrong road.” He said tax hikes were “off the table.” He repeatedly...
by Tim Eyman | Feb 19, 2015
What’s it worth to you to be permanently protected from Olympia’s insatiable tax appetite? In 2007, we sponsored Initiative 960, reinstating the 2/3. Even though opponents spent $1.3 million, voters passed it by a comfortable margin. The benefit of...
by Tim Eyman | Feb 11, 2015
Jump-starting signature drive for I-1366 a huge success – help us keep it going 5 times the voters have passed initiatives making it tougher for Olympia to take more of the people’s money. Voters approved all of them. And when those 2/3 initiatives...
by Tim Eyman | Feb 9, 2015
Eyman loans $150,000 from a 2nd mortgage on his home to jump-start paid signature drive for I-1366 Last week, we announced the kick-off for this year’s initiative: the 2/3-For-Taxes Constitutional Amendment Initiative. It is, by far, the most impactful,...
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