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• Washington ballot measures: Tax policy

  October 12, 2010 in City Washington voters have a near record number of initiatives on this fall’s ballot, giving them choices on raising taxes, paying taxes, buying liquor and providing for workers’ industrial insurance. Here’s …

• Con: Initiative 1098 would hurt economy

  October 4, 2010 in Opinion Let me start by saying that I am a lucky guy. I’m a self-made man who retired at 33, is way overmarried to a fabulous physician and is blessed with … 17

• Pro: Initiative 1098 is about fairness

  October 4, 2010 in Opinion I am proud to be chairman of Red Lion Hotels Corporation and former CEO, but my thoughts on the importance of Initiative 1098 are my personal observations. However, it is … 52

• Business owner backs income tax initiative

  September 28, 2010 in Business on Page A8 Spokane business owner Janine Vaughn is backing Initiative 1098, the high-earners income tax measure on Washington’s November ballot. So is the Main Street Alliance, a small-business advocacy group Vaughn belongs …

• Author asserts new tax would slow economy

  September 22, 2010 in Business on Page A10 The co-author of a study on state economic competitiveness warned Tuesday that Washington’s economy could tank if voters support a proposed income tax. Jonathan Williams said states that have adopted … 5

• Businesses plan support of initiatives

  September 21, 2010 in Business on Page A7 Doubt and confusion are hurting the national economy and could undo efforts to get Washington voters to pass business-friendly initiatives on the November ballot, the state director for the National …

• Initiative support tepid in poll

  September 20, 2010 in City on Page A1 Washington voters may be experiencing initiative overload this year with a near-record number of ballot measures. They can stage a “tax revolt” by lifting new taxes imposed by the Legislature …

• Poll: Weak support for Washington initiatives

  September 16, 2010 in City on Page A1 Three initiatives that would change the state’s tax policies – instituting an income tax, dropping a series of consumer taxes or requiring supermajorities to pass new taxes – have more … 3

• Caldwell: I-1098 is not a business-friendly tax option

  September 12, 2010 in Business on Page E1 Nobody out here in Eastern Washington likes to admit it, but King County is the great trough from which most of the rest of us feed. Initiative 1098 is a … 11

• Signatures portend long November ballot

  July 3, 2010 in City on Page B1 OLYMPIA – Washington voters will likely have six initiatives on the November ballot dealing with taxes, booze and workers’ comp. They could repeal some of the recent consumer taxes on …