August 19, 2019
The Seattle Times, Jim Krieger, August 18, 2019- Seattle is well into its second year of the Sweetened Beverage Tax. Based on what we’ve learned so far, the tax is functioning as intended on its first goal: Growing programs that increase healthy food access and support for child health and …
July 24, 2019
The Seattle Times, Danny Westneat, July 24, 2019- Something sure seems off with Seattle’s experiment with the soda tax. A telltale sign is that they’re in a “nasty spat” down at City Hall about all the extra money it’s spinning off. What the mayor and City Council suddenly are warring over …
December 11, 2018
MY Northwest, Hanna Scott, December 10, 2018- On the heels of their win with the passage of gun safety measure I-1639, the Alliance for Gun Responsibility released its 2019 legislative priorities last week. “This is the most robust agenda we’ve ever proposed,” said Tallman Trask with the alliance. “Usually, we have a …
December 10, 2018
Conservative Firing Line, Dave Workman, December 6, 2018- The Seattle-based gun control lobby has announced its Washington State legislative priorities for 2019, and among them are state preemption, possession of so-called “high-capacity magazines,” and open carry, according to a news release. This comes on the heels of passage of Initiative 1639, the restrictive …
November 15, 2018
The National Law Review, November 14, 2018- As previously reported , Oregon and Washington state residents headed to the polls on November 6, 2018 to vote on initiatives that would preemptively ban new soda and food taxes. Despite similarities in terms of context and likelihood to succeed, the two initiatives …