September 12, 2018
Law 360, Daniel Tay, September 10, 2018- California could face another fight over soda taxes at the 2020 ballot, after the secretary of state authorized the collection of signatures for a measure that would impose a state sugar-sweetened beverage tax. The proposed initiative, The California Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tax Act of …
September 12, 2018
Fox & Hounds, Joel Fox, September 10, 2018- Doctors and dentists filed a tax increase initiative on sugary drinks for the 2020 ballot. Naturally, the soda industry is opposed. The question is will they have allies in this fight to oppose the measure if it makes the ballot? Follow the twisting path …
September 6, 2018
KIRO 7 News, Graham Johnson, September 3, 2018- At a Labor Day event in Burien, union leaders stumped for Initiative 1634, which would block Seattle-style soda taxes. “It supports affordable groceries,” said Nicole Grant of the Martin Luther King, Jr. County Labor Council. I-1634 leaves Seattle’s controversial sugary beverage tax alone but would …
September 5, 2018
Q 13 News, Matt Lorch, September 3, 2018- What you spend on groceries could be impacted by a big vote in November. Washington Initiative 1634 wants to block local cities from raising taxes on certain foods, like Seattle did with sugary beverages. ‘Yes! To Affordable Groceries’, the group leading the …
September 5, 2018
King 5 News, Natalie Brand, August 31, 2018- An effort to block future soda taxes from being implemented is underway in Washington state. Initiative 1634, nicknamed “Yes! To Affordable Groceries,” has already raised more than $8 million with major beverage companies such as Coca-Cola and PepsiCo at the top of the donor …