November 12, 2018
The Independent, Brandon Hansen, November 9, 2018- Results from the Nov. 6 election showed initiative I-1634 passing by just over ten points at 55.09% to 49.91% with more than 2.5 million ballots counted. The measure, backed by the soda industry, including major soda companies The Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo, was …
November 7, 2018
Center for Science in the Public Interest, Margo Wootan, November 6, 2018- Big Soda’s campaign to preempt local soda taxes using ballot initiatives in Washington State and Oregon is much like its campaign to get people to drink soda in the first place: big, loud, expensive, and—most of all—misleading. The industry knows …
November 5, 2018
Politico, Helena Bottemiller Evich, November 4, 2018- Voters in Oregon and Washington state are about to decide whether new soda taxes have a future here in the Pacific Northwest, but the results could reverberate far beyond the region. The two statewide ballot initiatives, if approved, would make the entire West …
November 5, 2018
The New York Times, Andrew Jacobs, November 2, 2018- Standing in a supermarket produce aisle, her face shadowed with dread, the middle-aged woman speaks directly to the camera and makes a plea for common decency. “We should not be taxed on what we eat,” she says in a commercial that is being …
October 31, 2018
King 5 News, Natalie Brand, October 23, 2018- The ads in favor of 1634, nicknamed ‘Yes! To Affordable Groceries’ would indicate the measure is focused largely on preventing grocery items from facing any new taxes, but the opposition campaign says it’s all about soda. “This is a made up, artificial …