Category Archives: Endorsements
Governor Gregoire strongly opposed to I-985
Recently, the NPI Advocate published an interview with Chris Gregoire which included a question asking for her position on Initiative 985. Here’s the governor’s interview with NPI Executive Director Andrew Villeneuve: ANDREW: You’ve been good about coming out and telling people where you stand on issues; that’s something your opponent doesn’t do. Do you have [...]
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PTA opposes Initiative 985
The Washington State Parent Teacher Association is taking a stand against Initiative 985 because of its harmful impact to our state’s public schools. Here’s an excerpt from their news release last Friday: According to the Office of Financial Management, the initiative could result in as much as $665 million being diverted from the general fund over [...]
Tahoma Audubon joins NO on I-985 coalition
We’re pleased to announce a new member of the NO on I-985 Coalition today: The Tahoma Audubon Society, whose board voted last night to take a position against the More Traffic Measure. Founded almost forty years ago, Tahoma Audubon’s mission is.. …to conserve and restore ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for [...]
Washington State Labor Council endorses NO on Initiative 985
The Washington State Labor Council has announced that it is joining the diverse coalition of Washingtonians opposing Tim Eyman’s More Traffic Measure this fall: Delegates to the Washington State Labor Council made additional election endorsements Wednesday at the 2008 WSLC Convention in Vancouver, including endorsing Terry Bergeson for Superintendent of Public Instruction, supporting several additional state legislative [...]
What editorial boards are saying about I-960
Permanent Defense, the AARP, the League of Women Voters, Washington fire fighters, teachers, nurses, business and environmental groups – over 120 organizations statewide — all oppose Initiative 960 because it would paralyze our government. Newspapers across Washington are urging their readers to vote NO on I-960: The Yakima Herald Republic calls Tim Eyman’s I-960 a [...]
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Washington Budget & Policy Center releases analysis of Initiative 960
An Olympia based think tank focusing on fiscal policy has published a new report confirming our arguments and conclusions about I-960: A new analysis of Initiative 960 completed by the Budget & Policy Center finds that the initiative will not further widely shared goals of improving government accountability and transparency. Rather, if approved by the [...]
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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, [...]
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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 [...]
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Seattle Chamber of Commerce votes to oppose I-917
The Executive Committee of the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce recently voted (on May 24th, 2006) to oppose Tim Eyman’s Initiative 917, which would destroy some $2.7 billion dollars of sorely needed, statewide transportation funding. Recommendation The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce unanimously opposes Initiative 917 [...]
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WSLC endorses NO on Initiative 917
Hundreds of union delegates from aross Washington gathered in SeaTac just last Saturday for the Washington State Labor Council’s (WSLC) 2006 Convention of the Committee on Political Education (COPE). Delegates voted to endorse NO on Initiative 917 and DECLINE TO SIGN on Referendum 65. Delegates also endorsed NO on Initiative 933, the initiative that creates [...]
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