A CASE TO BE MADE
On June 9 Snohomish County (Washington) Superior Court Judge James Allendoerfer filed a letter with the court indicating he believes the state exceeded its spending limit. His ruling came in response to a motion filed by plaintiffs in a lawsuit that has been in the courts since July 2005.WE NEED YOU -
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Justices hear challenge to tax increases
The Washington state Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a tax-challenge case that ultimately could give tax rebates to residents who bought liquor or extended warranties since July 2005. Alternatively, the court could let the taxes stand, while striking down the voter approval requirement of the state spending-limit law. Voters adopted that law in 1993 when they approved Initiative 601 . . . "This case boils down to whether or not the state will be held accountable for breaking the law," said Jason Mercier, of the Olympia-based Evergreen Freedom Foundation, who attended the hearing....Read MoreSave 601 arguments heard by State Supreme Court
Oral Arguments: WA St. Farm Bureau Federation, et al. vs. Gov. Christine Gregoire, et al. (In 2005, the legislature increased certain taxes w/o sending them to the voters for approval - can those taxes be collected?)Click here to view TVW's brodcast schedule.
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State Supreme Court Hears Spending Limit Lawsuit
Evergreen Freedom Foundation | Jason Mercier
OLYMPIA—Today the State Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a lawsuit brought against the state for violations of the people's Taxpayer Protection Act (I-601) passed in 1993. Earlier this year a Snohomish County Superior Court judge found the state violated I-601 by adopting the 2005 budget and various tax increases in excess of the established spending limit without a vote of the people as required by law......Read More