‘Vote Yes Repeal the Income Tax’ campaign launched to ax WA’s new statewide income tax
TACOMA—Vote Yes Repeal the Income Tax, a political action committee launched in July 2026 by third generation trucking executive Steve Gordon, aims to persuade voters to vote yes on I-645 for the November 2026 General Election to repeal the state’s new income tax before collections begin in 2028. Initiative to the People IP26-645, sponsored by […]
Court rebuffs attempt to ax ballot statement on WA income tax measure’s budget effects
THURSTON COUNTY [JERRY CORNFIELD] — A citizen activist lost his bid Thursday to keep a one-sentence statement off the ballot that summarizes how an initiative to repeal Washington’s new income tax on high earners would affect the state budget. State Supreme Court Commissioner Michael Johnston denied Arthur West’s request for a preliminary injunction to block […]
Judge upholds state’s ballot statement on income tax repeal, Let’s Go Washington cries foul
OLYMPIA [Jerry Cornfield]—A Thurston County judge on Friday upheld a one-sentence statement that will appear on ballots describing the budgetary consequences of an initiative to repeal Washington’s new income tax on high earners. Superior Court Judge Chris Lanese denied open government activist Arthur West’s request to amend the disclosure statement or remove it from the ballot. That […]
Ferguson kicks off fight to defeat Let’s Go WA’s income tax repeal initiative
SEATTLE [Jake Goldstein-Street] — The initiative to overturn Washington’s new income tax on high earners hasn’t officially qualified for the fall ballot yet, but on Tuesday, Governor Bob Ferguson and other opponents of the measure launched a campaign to defeat it. At Food Lifeline in the city’s South Park neighborhood, Ferguson said that with Initiative […]
