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12/22/2004 - Election Reform Needed!
Washington State's close Governor's race has pointed out the continued need for voter and election reform. The difference between Democrat Christine Gregoire and Republican Dino Rossi narrowed to only a 10 vote difference in favor of Gregoire yesterday.

11/15/2004 - Initiative 892 goes down in flames!
Voters reject I-892 by over 60% No vote.

10/24/2004 - The I-892 story still being missed!
Oregon's video games return twice as much of the "net win" to their state budget as Initiative 892 would!

10/19/2004 - Initiative 892 won’t create new jobs
Oregon Study suggests negative job impact under I-892

10/01/2004 - Gambling interests try to pull a fast one on voters.
Claims that I-892 is revenue neutral not supported by facts. Total revenues projected in dispute.

08/27/2004 - Public Disclosure Commission needs to Audit Eyman's Books
Eyman responds to PDC Complaint by calling it lies. He does not respond to any of the charges.

08/26/2004 - Complaint filed with Washington State Public Disclosure Commission on Eyman's Fundraising
Fraud, Abuse, Deceit, Lying - You name it- Eyman continues to violate Washington State's Public Disclosure Laws

08/01/2004 - Washington State to get shafted By Eyman with Initiative 892
Initiative 892 proposes to add over 18,000 new video slot machines to neighborhoods across the state. Oregon's video games return twice as much of the "net win" to their state budget as Initiative 892 does! What kind of rotten deal is that?

07/02/2004 - Victory in Olympia! Eyman falls far short of necessary signatures to qualify I-864.
Year long campaign by Eyman ends with a big pile of paper to recycle as much touted taxpayer revolt is really no revolt at all.

06/28/2004 - Gambling interests with help of Tim Eyman file 238,000 signatures for Initiative 892
Out of State and Canadian gambling interests appear to be close to having enough signatures to put Initiative 892 on the ballot.

06/25/2004 - Preliminary contact with elected officials shows stong opposition to I-864 and I-892.
Recent contacts and conversations with a small number of elected officials in our state shows they oppose both I-864 to cut local government jobs and services and I-892 to increase gambling in our state

06/20/2004 - Inquiry started as to position of elected officials on I-864 and I-892
Please use the following form to respond as to use of your name in opposition to I-864 and I-892.

06/03/2004 - Eyman Jumping Ship on Initiative 864???
Eyman cancels signature contracts on I-864. It looks like another Eyman failure!

05/15/2004 - Alternative Initiative to I-864 filed with Secretary of State
A revenue neutral Property Tax Homestead Exemption is real property tax reform, not another corporate tax giveway as proposed in Eyman's Initiative 864!

04/22/2004 - Eyman, hot on the rhetoric, needs to cool off!
Eyman continues to demagogue the issues.

04/14/2004 - Who's Discussing the Real Issues?
Press and Media give more coverage to Complaint than Impacts of Eyman's Initiatives

03/17/2004 - Public Disclosure Complaint filed against Eyman
Read the full Press Release

03/16/2004 - Eyman Again Thumbs Nose at Public Disclosure Commission
Eyman has not filed names of contributors to his PAC's since January

03/09/2004 - Eyman turns to gambling to support his tax cutting habit!
Eyman teams up with gambling intests to justify state property tax cut.

02/10/2004 - Homestead Exemption Now!
Homestead Exemption would provide relief to low and middle income homeowners who need it most.

02/02/2004 - Rep Santos and Rep Nixon sponsor HB 3076 for a Washington State Property Tax Homestead Exemption
Legislative Hearing set for Thursday, Feb. 5, 2004

01/22/2004 - Homestead Exemption to be introduced in Washington State Legislature
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01/20/2004 - Homestead Exemption Campaign Launched
Taxpayers for Washington Future has launched it's Homestead Exemption Now! campaign to pass a Washington State Property Tax Homestead Exemption

12/30/2003 - Eymanomics Deserve Failing Grade
Eyman 25% local property tax cut initiative would be disaster for local governments!

11/24/2003 - Eyman "Revenge" Targets School Children
Eyman proposal to cut state property tax 25% would slash K-12 Education Funding

10/22/2003 - Update on Eyman's Property Tax Cut Initiatives
Eyman has filed numerous draft property tax cut initiatives with the Secretary of State this year.

08/15/2003 - Giant Loophole in State Public Disclosure Law!
Eyman avoids PDC complaint on a technicality in state law

07/29/2003 - Just Open the Books Tim
In a Special to The Times today, Steve Zemke, Director of Taxpayers for Washington's Future, urged Eyman to open his books to the Public Disclosure Commission.

07/21/2003 - Permanent Defense Interview
The following interview was written for Permanent Defense which has a website which also opposes Eyman's anti-tax efforts.

07/04/2003 - Initiative 807 Campaign Analysis
A Look Inside Eyman's Initiative Campaign Reveals Some Interesting Facts About Why It Failed!

07/01/2003 - Eyman's I-807 - The rest of the story
Why Initiative 807 will not be on the November Ballot

06/25/2003 - Eyman Signature Effort Appears in Trouble
Efforts by Tim Eyman to place Initiative 807 on the campaign ballot are stalled because of multiple problems faced by Eyman and his inability to run a campaign without problems he creates.

05/28/2003 - Eyman Fundraising A Giant Shell Game
Eyman raises over $120,000 to pay "legal bills" including his PDC fines last years totaling $55,000.

05/19/2003 - Eyman Violates Campaign Finance Law
Complaint Filed Today with Washington State Public Disclosure Commission over Tim Eyman's Attempts to Avoid Disclosing Campaign Contributions and Violating Court Orders

04/29/2003 - Attorney General Assigns Initiative 853 Ballot Title
The campaign to get the Taxpayers Fiscal Reform Act passed moves forward.

04/09/2003 - Fundraising Appeal
Initiative 853 Awaits Ballot Title.

04/03/2003 - Secretary of State Assigns Initiative 853 to Taxpayers Fiscal Reform Act
Initiative 853 is the thinking person's alternative to Tim Eyman's proposed Initiative 807. I-853 will provide real fiscal reform, and it's constitutional.

03/26/2003 - Initiative Filed as Alternative to Eyman's Initiative 807
Agreeing with Tim Eyman that voters want more choices, Taxpayers for Washington's Future filed an alternative initiative to Eyman's I-807.

03/05/2003 - Let the Majority Decide!
Tim Eyman a Hypocrite or Worse?
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