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• ‘People’s will’ reigns in lawmakers’ locution

  February 28, 2010 in City on Page B2 OLYMPIA – Three weeks of debate over suspending Initiative 960 can be distilled to this: If you change an initiative, you are crushing the will of the people. Not if … 3

• Governor signs I-960 suspension

  February 25, 2010 in City on Page A7 OLYMPIA – There was no drama, but plenty of theatrics, as Gov. Chris Gregoire signed a bill Wednesday making it easier for the Legislature to raise taxes. Gregoire signed a … 2

• Gregoire approves suspension of anti-tax law

  February 24, 2010 in Region Gov. Chris Gregoire has approved a measure that will temporarily suspend the tax-limiting constraints placed on lawmakers by voter-approved Initiative 960. 5

• Senate OKs curb on I-960 for third time

  February 23, 2010 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – For the third time in three weeks, the state Senate voted to suspend a state law that requires a two-thirds majority for any tax increase. The arguments from … 1

• House votes to suspend I-960

  February 18, 2010 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – Debate over the need for supermajorities to raise taxes stretched into its second night Wednesday in the House of Representatives and invoked everything from the Gospel to the … 1

• Senate votes to suspend I-960

  February 11, 2010 in City Over vocal objections from Republicans, Senate Democrats suspended all provisions of Initiative 960 through July 1, 2011. 3

• Senators wrangle into night on I-960

  February 11, 2010 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – The Senate was forced to work late into the night to fix a self-inflicted problem in the Democrats’ key bill thus far this legislative session. After voting Tuesday … 8

• Senate suspends part of I-960

  February 10, 2010 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – The Legislature would be able to raise taxes this session and next with a simple majority vote under a bill approved Tuesday in the state Senate. In the … 3

• Wash. Senate OKs lowering hurdle for tax raises

  February 9, 2010 in City The Legislature would be able to raise taxes this session and next with a simple majority vote under a bill approved Tuesday in the state Senate. 7

• Panel OKs tax increase reform

  February 9, 2010 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – A plan that would make it easier to raise taxes cleared a key Senate panel Monday and is ready for its first full floor debate. Republicans on the … 3

• Constitutionality of I-960 debated

  February 5, 2010 in City on Page A9 OLYMPIA – Changing rules for tax increases imposed by voters in 2007 would either flout the will of the people or restore majority rule to the Legislature, a Senate panel … 1

• Citizens’ tax curb on block

  February 4, 2010 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Senate leaders want to make it easier for state lawmakers to raise taxes. Democrats will begin a move today to suspend the supermajority required to raise taxes that … 16