by Tim Eyman | Feb 6, 2015
Our fiercest advocates in Olympia for the citizens’ initiative process: Senators Roach & Benton Our top priority must be and absolutely is raising the necessary funds and collecting the required number of signatures for The 2/3-For-Taxes Constitutional...
by Tim Eyman | Feb 3, 2015
For 2015: The 2/3-For-Taxes Constitutional Amendment Initiative Why have we been successful over the past 16 years? Because we are persistent, we are relentless. We never, ever, ever give up. We do it ’til it gets done. We’re thrilled with...
by Tim Eyman | Jan 30, 2015
Thanks to your emails, Olympia’s anti-initiative bills are imploding Amid all-out mutiny, Sen. Joe Fain abandons constitutional amendment attacking initiative process When it comes to this year’s anti-initiative bills, constituent feedback has been...
by Tim Eyman | Jan 29, 2015
Msg to legislators: just because voters approve an initiative you don’t like doesn’t mean… Legislators say it to themselves all the time: “This initiative (that I opposed) never would have passed if the voters had been properly...
by Tim Eyman | Jan 28, 2015
Send new msg to Republicans: “Isn’t it embarrassing to be lectured to by a Democrat”? When it comes to anti-initiative bills in Olympia, in past years, it was the Democrats’ sponsoring them and Republicans opposing them. For over a...
by Tim Eyman | Jan 22, 2015
Will 2015 be the last year for initiatives? Every legislative session, there is a white hot obsession among some in Olympia to gut the initiative process. So we have to play whack-a-mole every year, beating back legislative assaults on the citizens’ initiative...
by Tim Eyman | Jan 20, 2015
Eyman column about 2/3 tax rule published — “Temporary rule a victory, not the end” Got a great response from the citizens in Centralia who read this in their newspaper on Friday (please make special note of the areas I supersized and boldfaced...
by Tim Eyman | Jan 14, 2015
18 Senate Democrats betrayed their constituents on Monday Monday’s vote was very educational. The 26 members of the Senate Majority Coalition Caucus reinstated the 2/3 tax rule while the 23 Democrat Senators fought tooth-and-nail and voted against it. ...
by Tim Eyman | Jan 12, 2015
2/3 tax rule adopted by Senate! Your votes, emails, and phone calls were listened to Who says politicians don’t listen? OK, you got me: we normally do. 🙂 But not today. Because today the Senate Majority Coalition Caucus agreed to adopt the 2/3 tax rule. All...
by Tim Eyman | Jan 7, 2015
TAXPAYERS BEWARE: Inslee is Governor and session starts on Monday! No one is safe while the Legislature is in session. That is a truism, but it is particularly accurate with Jay Inslee as Governor. Candidate Inslee repeatedly promised to oppose tax increases. He even...
by Tim Eyman | Dec 22, 2014
Tim’s 49th Birthday is today – LET’S DANCE! Most importantly, I wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas & Happy New Year: Today is my 49th birthday (yay!). I will spend it doing the things I love to do (we’ll be having...
by Tim Eyman | Dec 10, 2014
Inslee’s pushing HUGE tax hikes, despite repeatedly promising to veto tax increases Inslee’s spokesman sat down with reporters yesterday, telling them that the Governor will be proposing MASSIVE tax hikes next week. This is what’s called a...
by Tim Eyman | Dec 9, 2014
Regarding raising taxes in Olympia … DON’T DO IT! Spurred by the overwhelming passage of our tougher-to-raise-taxes Initiative 1185 (it got more votes than any initiative in state history), the state house Republicans and the state senate’s Majority...
by Tim Eyman | Dec 3, 2014
Massive sales tax hike pushed by Democrats in 2015 — “should we raise it to 11% or 12%?” During next year’s legislative session, don’t fall for the income-tax-head-fake. It’s a tried and true strategy in...
by Tim Eyman | Dec 1, 2014
“Fear of Eyman” stopped new capital gains tax in Washington state? In Sunday’s Seattle Times, a columnist was selling the idea of creating and imposing a brand new tax in Washington state: a capital gains tax. Call it “Son of...
by Tim Eyman | Nov 19, 2014
State senators in 2015 and their constituents’ vote on I-1185 in high-turnout 2012 Inslee wants to go crazy raising taxes and fees in 2015. He promised no tax hikes to get elected, but within 24 hours of becoming Governor, he’s been pushing non-stop for...
by Tim Eyman | Nov 17, 2014
Clear & consistent message from voters: no tax hikes in 2015 In 2010, the Legislature went hog wild. They took away the 2/3 vote requirement and raised taxes $6.7 billion. The voters could not have repudiated them more: 1) They reinstated the 2/3 with...
by Tim Eyman | Nov 12, 2014
Non-Seattle Democrat legislators and their constituents’ vote on I-1185 in 2012 Being that it was a such a low-turnout election, Democrat legislators outside Seattle may think that they’ll be safe during the high-turnout elections in 2016, regardless of...
by Tim Eyman | Nov 7, 2014
Senator Pam Roach’s victory on Tuesday — nothing short of remarkable We’re simply ecstatic that Senator Pam Roach won re-election. It’s thrilling that voters in the 31st district gave her another 4 years in Olympia. She’s the best...
by Tim Eyman | Nov 6, 2014
Voters send clear no-new-taxes message — legislators better listen For the past two years, the Senate Majority Coalition Caucus in Olympia has held the line on tax hikes. Voters rewarded them on Tuesday, validating their fiscal restraint by retaining and...
by Tim Eyman | Nov 5, 2014
Biggest political loser last night: Jay Inslee What an exciting evening! I trekked down to Bellevue for the King County GOP’s party and had an extraordinary time laughing and smiling and celebrating election night with a huge roomful of fellow citizens. ...
by Tim Eyman | Nov 4, 2014
Major pivot point in our state’s history: next year’s legislative session The top legislative priority for counties and cities is to make it easier for local governments to raise property taxes. They want the 2015 Legislature to take away the voter...
by Tim Eyman | Oct 30, 2014
Nobody works harder for taxpayers than we do Our initiatives have saved Washington’s taxpayers over $26 billion (lower car tab taxes and lower property tax increases). Why have we been so successful? Because of you. Because of you, the...
by Tim Eyman | Oct 28, 2014
Initiative process: born 1914, killed 2015? It seems every year in Olympia certain legislators and powerful special interest groups push bills that would destroy the initiative process. Last year, they got further than ever before, getting their anti-initiative...
by Tim Eyman | Oct 22, 2014
16 years of effort — 16 years of results An interesting fact: over the past 16 years, voters have passed into law 27 initiatives. Of those, 14 were liberal ideas and 13 were conservative. Of the 13 conservative initiatives, 8 of them were ours. ...
by Tim Eyman | Oct 17, 2014
Fighting Olympia’s tax hikes — a tug-of-war that never ends We’ve been trying to protect taxpayers for the past 16 years. Every year, it’s a battle. Every legislative session, it’s a fight. It’s a never-ending tug-of-war....
by Tim Eyman | Oct 6, 2014
It would be obscene to raise taxes next year — taxpayers can’t handle additional burdens In Sunday’s Seattle Times, a columnist was selling the idea of creating and imposing a brand new tax in Washington state: a capital gains tax. Call it...
by Tim Eyman | Oct 2, 2014
SEATTLE TIMES: “Inslee’s been obsessed with raising taxes since he was inaugurated” Obsessed: an idea or thought that continually preoccupies or intrudes on a person’s mind. “he was in the grip of an obsession he was powerless to...
by Tim Eyman | Sep 22, 2014
Constantine’s crass attempt to blackmail voters is manipulative and wrong Just when you thought politicians couldn’t stoop any lower … Dow Constantine, King County Executive, announced today that he’s threatening childrens’ services...
by Tim Eyman | Sep 22, 2014
SEATTLE TIMES: Eyman to blame for everything Blame Tim Eyman for our funding woes SEATTLE TIMES, Mon, Sept 22nd, 2014 Legislators, both Republican and Democrat, have struggled to balance the needs of the state with the available resources. And now they are held in...
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