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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Do you have a news tip? newstips@heraldnet.com | 425.339.3400   Published: Sunday, June 28, 2009 Initiative 1033 short of signatures, Eyman says Associated Press OLYMPIA -- Professional activist Tim Eyman spoke to a crowd of several hundred people at an anti-tax rally at Olympia and said he still needs the requisite signatures in a petition drive to put Initiative 1033 on the ballot. Eyman is sponsor of Initiative 1033, which would reduce property taxes by limiting the growth of certain state, county and city revenue to annual inflation and population growth excluding voter-approved revenue increases. Eyman said as of last Monday, supporters of the initiative had 270,055 signatures, about 20,000 short of the 292,000 valid signatures required to put it on the ballot in November. The deadline for collecting signatures is Friday. Eyman said other TEA Party rallies this year have been instrumental in collecting signatures for the petition. TEA stands for Taxed Enough Already. The first speaker at Saturday's event, Floyd Brown, spoke out against "Barack Hussein Obama" and the cap-and-trade bill that he endorses to cut greenhouse-gas emissions. Brown argued that the cap-and-trade bill would raise taxes because utility companies would pass added costs to clients. READER COMMENTS Be the first to comment. You must be a registered user and verify your e-mail address to post comments to blogs or articles on HeraldNet. To register, click here. To read other terms and conditions, click here. Log out

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