Senate clears the way for higher taxes

The Senate voted 26 to 23 to suspend I-960’s two-thirds requirement for tax hikes today.
In a victory for taxpayers, however, the Senate approved a striker amendment sponsored by Senator Hargrove that wiped out all of the proposed changes to I-960’s transparency provisions and new definition of tax increases in the original bill. For now, that means our Big Spender list will go on!
Senator Hargrove’s amendment also preserves the current requirement for advisory votes for tax increases

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Posted at 2pm on 02/10/10 | No Comments » | Filed Under: News, Washington State

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