There are six legislative initiatives underway in Washington. Each of them would undo years of collaborative, hard-won progress on climate action, revenue fairness, public safety and access to health care. We face many challenges as a state: A massive housing shortage, longer wildfire seasons made worse by climate damage, a tax code that just started having the wealthy pay a fair share and rising health care costs. Many of the modest steps we’ve taken so far to address these challenges would be nullified by these six measures.
I would like to encourage my fellow Washingtonians to vote “No” on each of the six issues below to keep Washington moving forward:
Initiative 2117 — Repeals the Climate Commitment Act, which is raising funds to fight climate damage;
Initiative 2109 — Repeals billions in education funding by eliminating the capital gains tax on the wealthy;
Initiative 2113 — Rolls back restrictions on police pursuits that are making our communities safer;
Initiative 2124 — Sabotages the WA Cares plan to help Washingtonians afford long-term care;
Initiative 2111 — Bars the state and local governments from levying taxes based on ability to pay;
Initiative 2081 — Forces public schools to give parents information that students may not want shared.
