Daily Archives: October 18th, 2011

Bank of America joins Keep Washington Rolling, donates $10,000 to beat I‑1125

Excerpt:	A year and a half after donating $10,000 to help Tim Eyman get I‑1053 on the November 2010 ballot, Bank of America (which we like to call Bank of Greed) has donated an identical amount to beat Eyman’s I‑1125, new PDC data shows. Keep Washington Rolling has been bolstered by some $1 million in fresh contributions […]
Published at:	7:59 PM on Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Elections, Open Government, Policy Topics
Tags:	WA-Ballot
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Excerpt:	Jay Inslee, Washington’s likely Democratic nominee for governor in 2012, released his positions on all three of Washington’s 2011 statewide initiatives this afternoon, after earlier taking a strong stand on one of them (Tim Eyman’s I‑1125) at the Washington Conservation Voters’ Breakfast of Champions earlier this month. Inslee opposes I‑1125 and Costco’s I‑1183, and supports SEIU’s […]
Published at:	4:30 PM on Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Elections
Tags:	WA-Ballot, WA-Gov
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Excerpt:	Last night, the Bellevue City Council had an opportunity to take a position against Tim Eyman’s I‑1125, which places important transportation projects that would improve mobility in and out of Bellevue at risk. The city council scheduled a hearing, as required by Washington State law, providing proponents and opponents with an equal amount of time […]
Published at:	9:45 AM on Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Policy Topics, Public Planning
Tags:	Transportation, WA-Ballot
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