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October 2009
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September 2009Initiative consultant Tim Eyman's latest is another attempt to strap a corset on state government. Eyman's twist this time is to include county and city government as well. If passed, the measure would limit government's revenue growth to a rate determined by the combination of population growth and inflation. Any revenues above the limit would be returned as property tax reductions. Voters can create exceptions by passing taxes above the l... Two incumbents, Nick Licata and Richard Conlin, both elected in 1997, are looking for four more years on the council. They are being challenged by two newcomers. Jessie Israel is taking on Licata and David Ginsberg is facing Conlin. Tell us what you think. Is it Licata or Israel and is it Conlin or Ginsberg? ...Robert Rosencrantz and Mike O'Brien are facing off for the council position number eight. O'Brien is a financial officer for a Seattle law firm. He has been an active member of the Sierra Club and has a master's degree in business administration from the University of Washington. Rosencrantz is an affordable housing specialist and past president of the Montlake Community Club. He has a bachelor's degree from the University of Washington. ... This has been a bad year for workers. The obvious: unemployment is high. Wages are frozen or shrinking. And as far as organized labor was concerned, the 2009 legislative session was a disaster. It was supposed to marry the control of the Democratic party with the agenda of Democrats traditional ally, unions, but it didn't turn out that way. Unions went away from the session disappointed and feeling their support of Democratic candidates wa... |
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