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How our legislators should deal with I-1053
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There’s a straightforward way for our state legislators to work around Eyman’s I-1053, an initiative that conflicts with several provisions of the state constitution. Will they pursue it? On Feb 29, 2008, Senate Bill 6931 was brought before the Washington State Senate for a vote. SB 6931 would have imposed a 42¢ per liter surcharge on the sale of […]
Use your voice to save transit!
Posted on Author Transit Riders Union
It’s the eleventh hour in Olympia, for real this time – June 30 is the final day of this second special session, and if the state legislature doesn’t pass a local transit funding option this week, King County Metro will cut service by 17% next year. Today we sent a petition to all King County state legislators, comprising 1,000 signatures gathered […]
Opposition to tolling I-90 and to gas taxes
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The other day I got in US mail a flier from NoTollOnI90.org. The state is considering tolling I-90 to pay for reconstruction of the SR520 bridge over Lake Washington. The NoTollOnI90.org organization has a Mercer Island P.O. Box. I live in Bellevue. So they obviously spent a lot of money to distribute the flier to lots […]