Tag Archives: Initiative 864
Permanent Defense joining forces with other Eyman opponents to educate voters
We are pleased to announce that we are now working together with other Eyman opponents to work for reform in the initiative process and promote good ethics for signature gatherers. Since 1999, Tim Eyman’s initiative factory has churned out a number of proposals which have done nothing to create real tax reform and have instead [...]
Posted in Ballot Watchdogging
Also tagged Initiative 892
Eyman helps himself early this year
Initiative profiteer Tim Eyman has decided that this year, rather than tell his supporters he’s going to ask for donations if he’s successful, and then, despite failure, ask anyway, that he’ll start a little early. Eyman is helping himself to a $3,100-a-week salary from campaign contributions to his new initiative, which would open up the [...]
Posted in Eye on Money: Developments
Also tagged Initiative 892
Eyman flouting public disclosure law… again
Tim Eyman is once again disregarding public disclosure law. For whatever reason – laziness, or reluctance to report according to the law, Eyman has withehld the names of contributors for the second month in a row from the public’s eye. Eyman alleges his treasurer is sick, and so he wasn’t able to get the names [...]
Posted in Eye on Money: Developments
Also tagged Initiative 892
Firefighters speak out
A number of firefighters have contacted us, concerned about the effects of Initiative 864, and asked us to help them spread their message. Initiative 864 means REAL cuts for REAL firefighters, and that’s jobs lost in an already downbeat economy. Not to mention the drop in your level of protection, would could lead to higher [...]
Posted in Rethinking and Reframing, Threat Analysis
Eyman proposes gambling-for-tax cuts scheme
Tim Eyman’s new plan to add to the state’s list of woes involves a $400 million state property tax cut. Eyman says education would be shielded, but that claim is as phony as Eyman himself. He’s proposing to pay off the $400 million cut, which would have been deflected onto criminal justice and other state [...]
Posted in Threat Analysis
Also tagged Initiative 892
Eyman fails to crash union gubernatorial forum
Allies in opposition to Tim Eyman succeeded in stopping Eyman from breaking into a private union event and creating a scene. David Goldstein, of HorsesAss.Org, helped ensure that Tim’s plan to go into the “lion’s den” was foiled. Tim had planned to bring a throng of supporters to ask questions of several Democratic and Republican [...]
Posted in Announcements
Eyman launches 2004 attack on public services
Tim Eyman has unveiled his newest initiative effort for 2004 after the apparent failure of Initiative 807- axing property taxes by 25 percent. The profligate initiative filer’s latest attempts at controlling the state fiscally appear to be failing, with I-267 falling apart last December and I-807 now short of money and signatures. Eyman promised a [...]
Posted in Threat Analysis
