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NPI/PD Applaud Legal Challenge to I-960
Official Statement | Posted Thursday, May 17th, 2007
Five Years: Statement from the Chair
Official Statement | Posted Thursday, February 8th, 2007
From the Chair: Our 2006 Victories
Official Statement | Posted Wednesday, November 8th, 2006
Initiative 917 Defeated!
Official Statement | Posted Wednesday, November 8th, 2006

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NO on I-960 - Oppose Tim Eyman's Undemocratic Idea
Permanent Defense Handout | Posted May 24th, 2007
NO on I-960 Resolution
Permanent Defense Handout | Posted May 24th, 2007
The Truth About Property Taxes
TaxSanity.org Analysis by David Goldstein | Posted July 13th 2004
Eymanism 101
by Josef Kunzler | Posted May 25th 2004
Senior Property Tax Exemption
Seniors Save on Property Taxes | Posted April 2nd 2004





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Ballot Measures on the Horizon in 2007
NW Progressive Institute Podcast | Posted December 5th, 2006
Initiative 960 Ballot Title & Summary
Secretary of State | Posted February 10th, 2007
Complete Text of Initiative 960
Secretary of State | Posted February 10th, 2007
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Balancing Adequacy and Equity (Circuit Breaker)
WA Budget & Policy Center | Posted March 28th, 2007
A Tool for Transparent, Timely Budgeting
WA Budget & Policy Center | Posted February 13th, 2007 
1990s state tax cuts have limited Washington State's ability to fund public priorities
Center on Budget & Policy Priorities| Posted December 19th, 2006
City-by-City Tax Burdens (Seattle Ranks 41st of 49)
CNNMoney Survey | Posted September 4th, 2004
Impact of the Ron Sims Tax Plan on State Tax Fairness
Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy | Posted August 26th, 2004
Report: Comparative State and Local Taxes
Washington State Department of Revenue | Posted August 26th, 2004
Washington State Tax Structure Study
Commissioned by the 2001 Legislature | Posted July 13th, 2004
Who Pays: Analysis of State and Local Tax Burdens
Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy | Posted July 13th, 2004

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Selected Articles & Editorials                            RECOMMENDED   
Tim Eyman, professional victim for hire
Peter Callaghan, Tacoma News Tribune | Posted February 11th, 2007
Be careful in 'fixing' initiative process
Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Posted February 7th, 2007
Initiative 933 Editorial Scoreboard (Archive)
Permanent Defense | Posted September 4th, 2006
Car Tab Initiative: Disappearing ink
Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Posted July 25th, 2006
Signature Season: Decline to sign
Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Posted March 17th, 2006
Eyman's clever word games
Seattle Times| Posted February 2nd, 2006
No on Initiative 900
The Stranger | Posted September 4th, 2005
Voters deserve the truth about state's tax structure
Everett Herald | Posted June 1st, 2005
Eyman out to destroy representative democracy
Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Posted May 17th, 2005
Initiative wrong remedy
Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Posted January 15th, 2005
Critics say Eyman flouts disclosure law
Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Posted March 18h, 2004
Shun Wal-Mart approach to taxes
Seattle Times | January 6th, 2004
Special Reports               
Investigative research from Permanent Defense

Tracking I-960: May Campaign Update
Special Report | Posted Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007
Tracking I-960: Halfway Report
Special Report | Posted Friday, April 27th, 2007
The Failure Chart
Special Report | Posted Tuesday, February, 6th, 2007
I-917 On The Rocks
Special Report | Posted Wednesday, November 8th, 2006
Voters Support Public Services in 2004 Primary
Special Report | Posted Friday, September 24th, 2004
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