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Let's fix our regressive tax system
Posted on Author admin
Please sign this MoveOn petition calling on Gov. Inslee to educate Washingtonians about our upside-down tax system. To be delivered to: The Washington State House, The Washington State Senate, and Governor Jay Inslee Petition Statement Washington State has one of the most regressive tax systems in the country. In order to fix our broken, upside-down […]
Please attend hearings on the state transportation budget, starting with Bellevue this Tuesday
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During this year’s legislative session, the State Senate, under control of the Republicans and Rodney Tom, rejected the $10 billion state transportation budget passed by the House (House Bill 1954 and House Bill 1955). Republicans voiced opposition to the proposed $0.10/gallon sales tax, to prevailing wage requirements, to mass transit, and to environmental regulations. This despite considerable […]
Counter the lobbyists who occupy Olympia
Posted on Author John Burbank
I rode to work in the dark this morning, and I will probably ride home in the dark this evening. It’s that time of year, the sun rising later and setting earlier, Halloween right around the corner, and winter and darkness impending. The nation’s mood is equally darkening, and things are not much better here […]