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Income tax votes, through the years …

Income tax votes, through the years …

Tax Day post #2:  As Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown and others talk up the idea of a public vote on a flat-rate income tax on high-wage earners (say, $250k or $500k a year, or double that for joint filers), the state Elections Division has posted a recap of the five times that Washington voters have faced income tax ballot measures. The story starts back in 1932, during the Great Depression, with a statewide vote that overwhelmingly … well click here to find out more.

It’s raining initiatives …

It’s raining initiatives …

James Vaughn of Orting, Pierce County, has filed proposed initiatives dealing with affordable health care and replacing the main state business tax with “a fair corporate tax.” If you want a copy of what Vaughn turned in, e-mail me — [email protected]  As always you can track initiatives on our website. A reminder: It only takes $5 to file an initiative, but it’s not easy to qualify for the ballot. It  takes over 240,000 valid voter signatures on sponsors’ petitions, by July…

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It’s Eyman season again …

It’s Eyman season again …

So we get a note from initiative maestro Tim Eyman that he has just launched a 150-day effort to gather signatures for I-1033, capping state and local tax growth, including property taxes.  It takes over 240,000 valid voter signatures to secure a ballot spot for November. Deadline is July 3. This measure, sure to touch off both strong support and strong opposition, can be viewed on the secstate 2009 initiative page.