Homeowners unhappy with property taxes have filed a second citizen's intiative Monday, trying to virtually freeze tax valuations.Linda Courtney Cox of Chelan and Kenneth Sinibaldi, a doctor from Lopez Island, filed a measure today on behalf of Washington Voters for Fair Property Tax.For property bought…
Gov. Chris Gregoire, who was supposed to be giving a pre-session talk to capitol reporters in Olympia tomorrow, is somewhere, but not here. She's cancelled, and is out of state. Her office won't say where.This, coming on the heels of Gregoire friend Bill Richardson bowing…
Undeterred by voters' rejection of his last ballot measure at the polls in November, initiative pitchman Tim Eyman -- baby in hand -- today filed his "Lower Property Taxes Initiative" for this year.The measure caps the total revenue from taxes and fees at this year's…
State Rep. Bill Grant, who had been quietly battling lung cancer, has died.He was 71.Grant, D-Walla Walla, was a rare Eastern Washington Democrat in the statehouse, and late into the night, his raspy voice would call House Democrats into caucus meetings."Bill was one of a…
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