by Tim Eyman | Jul 4, 2013
An informative news story about this year’s legislative session Hope you have a great 4th of July. Jack, Mike, and I wish you and your family’s the very best. Here’s a really informative news story about this year’s legislative...
by Tim Eyman | Jul 1, 2013
On taxes, Legislature scores an A- First of all, thank you. It couldn’t and wouldn’t have happened without you. With your help, we kept the pressure on the Legislature throughout this year’s legislative session and all their special sessions. We made it...
by Tim Eyman | Jun 18, 2013
Even with gusher of revenue, Democrats won’t stop pushing for higher taxes It was announced today that there’s a gusher of revenue to help resolve the budget impasse in Olympia. As the Spokesman Review reported, the state’s revenue “grew by...
by Tim Eyman | Jun 15, 2013
State law and state’s budget office contradict the claim that Bracken tax bill wasn’t a tax increase Thursday night, with a 61% yes vote in the state senate, the “Bracken estate tax” tax increase bill was passed. The state budget office...
by Tim Eyman | Jun 6, 2013
Senate Majority Coalition Caucus: voters in your districts elected you to protect them from tax hikes 1.9 million voters approved Initiative 1185, saying for the 5th time that tax increases must be a last resort and only with 2/3 legislative approval or voter...
by Tim Eyman | Jun 4, 2013
Citizen pressure succeeds: Pierce County Council to pick new senator tomorrow, one week early Last week, the Pierce County Council repeatedly said the earliest they could pick a new senator was June 11th. It appeared in every news story and it was accepted as...
by Tim Eyman | May 30, 2013
“You’re picking at the carcasses of dead people with HB 2064 — is there no limit to how low you’re willing to go?” Regular taxpayers don’t have time to travel down to Olympia to testify all the time. They’re too busy working...
by Tim Eyman | May 20, 2013
We can’t accept tax policy that only 35% of the voters support During last November’s high turn-out presidential year, nearly 2/3 of voters overwhelmingly approved Initiative 1185 making it tougher to raise taxes. The opponents of the 2/3 managed to get...
by Tim Eyman | May 18, 2013
Our new initiative provides permanent protection from higher taxes Our new initiative — LET THE VOTERS DECIDE ON A 2/3-FOR-TAXES CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT — gives taxpayers permanent protection. 17 other states already enjoy these same protections –...
by Tim Eyman | May 13, 2013
We’re not safe — legislature back in session today On Friday, the state budget office confirmed the cost of the latest version of the transportation tax package: $1.2 billion in higher car tab taxes, $2.9 billion in higher gas taxes, and other higher...
by Tim Eyman | May 8, 2013
WA Times highlights our new initiative: LET THE VOTERS DECIDE ON A 2/3-FOR-TAXES CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT EDITORIAL: A scarlet tax letter How Washington state can shame politicians of the splurge By THE WASHINGTON TIMES, Tuesday, May 7,...
by Tim Eyman | Apr 29, 2013
Insistence on higher taxes is cause of special session — Inslee’s tax-hiking obsession exposed Ever since Governor Jay Inslee’s complete reversal on raising taxes (24 hours after his swearing in), he’s hated how it looked publicly. The...
by Tim Eyman | Apr 25, 2013
We filed our 2/3-for-taxes constitutional amendment initiative yesterday From yesterday: “Jack, Mike, and I are really excited about today’s kick-off for our new initiative: LET THE VOTERS DECIDE ON A 2/3-FOR-TAXES CONSTITUTIONAL...
by Tim Eyman | Apr 4, 2013
Majority Coalition in Senate shows it can be done: no new taxes They had $2 billion more to spend so it’s not like the Majority Coalition in the Senate split the atom. Nonetheless, their no-new-taxes budget sure makes it hard on the tax raisers to say that new...
by Tim Eyman | Mar 27, 2013
What’s truly extraordinary about all of you is your persistence and perseverance We don’t say “thank you” often enough. The only reason we’re making a difference in the political arena is because of your continued support for our...
by Tim Eyman | Mar 14, 2013
Will the Majority Coalition in the Senate finish the job the Supreme Court started and take away I-1185’s protections? Because House Democrats sued the voters, 6 justices took away I-1185’s 2/3 which protected the citizenry from higher taxes. That...
by Tim Eyman | Mar 12, 2013
Did Court ruling on 2/3 scuttle $10 billion tax increase? People are furious. First, 1.9 million voters overwhelmingly passed Initiative 1185, approving it in every county. Then within 24 hours of becoming governor, Inslee violated his veto-taxes promise. Then...
by Tim Eyman | Mar 7, 2013
Some politicians never talk to taxpayers, only tax takers Despite the people’s overwhelming vote in favor of Initiative 1185 which sent a clear no-new-taxes message, on February 12th, House Democrat Judy Clibborn announced a bunch of taxes she wanted to...
by Tim Eyman | Mar 1, 2013
When even the Seattle Times “gets it” … Editorial: Two-thirds tax law overruled, but sentiment remainsLegislators and Gov. Jay Inslee should think twice before rushing to increase taxes. Seattle Times Editorial, February 28, 2013 THE Washington...
by Tim Eyman | Feb 27, 2013
Here we again — Legislature bringing back hated car tab taxes Anti-Tax Activist Tim Eyman Blasts Car Tab Tax Proposals In Olympia Northwest News Network | Feb. 25, 2013 OLYMPIA, Wash. – He is synonymous with keeping Washington car tabs at $30. Now anti-tax...
by Tim Eyman | Feb 22, 2013
Please join us in thanking 4 legislators who are fighting to improve the initiative process Senators Pam Roach, Don Benton, Ann Rivers, and John Braun have sponsored 4 bills that improve the initiative process. The bills passed out of committee on Monday and so will...
by Tim Eyman | Feb 21, 2013
Olympia is going on a tax-hiking rampage, please help us help taxpayers Despite every politician who ran in 2012 said “no new taxes,” the citizens of Washington are facing the greatest onslaught of tax increase proposals in our state’s history. ...
by Tim Eyman | Feb 19, 2013
We’ve been really busy lately — please support our efforts We’ve been working really hard in January and February. We can only continue with your financial support. A few examples: * We’ve been filing various taxpayer protection initiatives...
by Tim Eyman | Feb 13, 2013
$6 billion tax increase? A Democrat legislator says: “The one thing I’ve heard from everybody is they want more” Looks like legislators in Olympia have absolutely no exposure to taxpayers. 1.9 million voters approved our no-new-taxes Initiative 1185 —...
by Tim Eyman | Feb 4, 2013
Every House Democrat represents Seattle; not a single Democrat outside Seattle represented his/her constituents on Friday On Friday, there was a floor vote in the state house that was very educational. Voters passed a law — Initiative 1185 — in...
by Tim Eyman | Jan 18, 2013
Inslee admits his tax increases are tax increases. Cost to taxpayers: $1.2 billion As we reported earlier, the day after becoming Governor, Jay Inslee held his first press conference and promptly broke his veto-taxes pledge. Inslee said “Extension of taxes not...
by Tim Eyman | Jan 18, 2013
Inslee breaks no-new-taxes pledge within 24 hours of becoming Governor In the opening sentence of our January letter to supporters, we wrote: Do you trust Jay Inslee to keep his no-new-taxes promise? We don’t. Well, that sure didn’t take long. ...
by Tim Eyman | Jan 16, 2013
We need your help to deter Olympia from raising taxes and fees – sign up below Olympia started on Monday so hang onto your wallet – taxpayers are never safe when the Legislature is in session. So for the next several months, we’re all vulnerable. ...
by Tim Eyman | Jan 8, 2013
Gregoire’s legacy: UNSUSTAINABLE BUDGETS CEMENTED IN 2005 There has been an endless stream of gushing “news stories and fawning editorials recently that have tried to whitewash Gregoire’s 8-year tenure. I’m sick of it. It’s...
by Tim Eyman | Dec 22, 2012
Tim is 47 today — yay!!! I’ve always been a glass-is-more-than-half-full kind of guy. So when I read in today’s Seattle Times the endless number of politicians and special interest groups salivating at the prospect at raising everyone’s gas...
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