An anti-tax campaign funded by a bunch of rich guys could begin gathering signatures this weekend following the news today that a Thurston County judge officially approved the ballot title and language for Initiative I-1929. The initiative would repeal a 7% tax on the profits of stock sales over $250,000, stripping $500 million per year in state funding slated for childcare and education. Invest In WA Now, a campaign that rose up in opposition to.
We want to speak to Paulie: A week before thousands of tourists come to Skagit Valley for the annual tulip festival, Washington Bulb Company workers went on strike, demanding higher wages and better health and safety protocols. About 70 workers picketed this morning with support from Familias Unidas por la Justicia, an independent labor union of more than 400 indigenous farmworkers in Skagit and Whatcom counties. Skagit is quite the trek for Seattlites who want.