INITIATIVE 1053: Requires 67% approval vote of the legislature to raise taxes and create new taxes. Should we get rid of majority rule in the State Legislature? Should we let one-third of legislators block passage of the budget or anything related to state revenue? When you put it like that, you see Tim Eyman’s I-1053 [...]
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Following are the 2010 election endorsements of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO. Direct link to WSLC pdf file OPPOSE Initiative 1053: Tim Eyman’s effort to impose 2/3 supermajority votes on revenue issues OPPOSE Initiative 1082: Privatizing Washington’s public nonprofit workers’ compensation system SUPPORT Initiative 1098: Tax relief for middle-class families and small businesses, and [...]
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Seattle NOW to join SEIU and other Immigrant Rights Advocates April 10 for National Day of Action in Seattle. Please come out to support on Saturday, April 10th, 2010, 12 noon @ Occidental Park and support the immigration rally. On the heels of the massive 200,000 person march in Washington, D.C. March 21, a 15,000-person [...]
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Hello Seattle sisters. Thought you might be interested in reading about VISION2020, below. You can nominate yourself if you wish, and pass it on. In sisterhood, Mil Himilce Novas http://supernovas.org Vision 2020, http://www.drexel.edu/vision2020/, is an exciting national project based in Philadelphia to celebrate the centennial of women’s suffrage in 2020 by creating a decade of action, 2010-2020, [...]
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when obama hired larry summers and geithner he began to lose credibility with me bernanke being on time’s cover as man of the year only reinforced this i can see why obama hired these guys rationally – who else knew how to understand the tangle but those who tangled it it was hard for me [...]
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Seattle NOW activists will be out in full force on Saturday, May 30th. We and a large contingent of other groups who recognize the negative impact that health care costs and availablity have on women and their families will be demanding health care reform that makes it available and affordable for all. As mothers, we [...]
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Tired of homophobia that still seems to surround many sporting events!? Did you know that the Seattle Mariner’s are the only major league sports team that does not host a Gay Pride Event or Night to support the community that supports them? NOW is the time for action! Sign our online petition requesting the Seattle [...]
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