Monthly Archives: June 2007
Decline to Sign Referendum 67
Our parent organization’s blog has a post about a message sent out by Representative Steve Kirby earlier today concerning insurance industry trickery. Insurers, using a shell PAC called “Consumers Against Higher Insurance Rates” are attempting to collect signatures to force a vote on a consumer protection act that the industry wants repealed. Referendum 67 is [...]
Posted in Announcements, Threat Analysis
Tagged Referendum 67
Seattle Times editoralizes against I-960 lawsuit
The Seattle Times editorial board published a predictably lame editorial this morning denouncing the lawsuit filed by PD allies Futurewise and SEIU 775 to block Tim Eyman’s Initiative 960 from the ballot. The main gist of the whiny editorial was that the suit, which contends that I-960 is outside the scope of the initiative process, [...]
Posted in Endorsements
Tagged Initiative 960
State GOP endorses Eyman’s I-960
Why did they do it? Well, because the Washington State Republican Party loves initiatives that conflict with our state’s Constitution. Yesterday, at the state committee’s quarterly meeting, the Evergreen State GOP unanimously renewed its firm and unwavering commitment to the right wing agenda. In other action Saturday, the Republicans voted to endorse Initiative 960, activist [...]
Posted in Endorsements
Tagged Initiative 960
