Today's forecast calls for morning tax duel
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 | 6:15 am
Today is a big day for Democrats as they push ahead on a measure that will make raising taxes easier.
This morning, the state Senate will vote sometime after 9 a.m. on Senate Bill 6843 which will make it possible to raise taxes by a simple majority vote. The bill suspends the required two-thirds majority in each chamber of the Legislature that voters imposed when they passed Initiative 960.
The Senate Ways and Means Committee passed the bill Monday afternoon. I understand it was not a strict party line vote as at least one Democrat, Sen. Steve Hobbs of Lake Stevens, did not vote to send it out. (BTW Hobbs is a member of the new Roadkill Caucus of moderates.)
This morning, the state Senate will vote sometime after 9 a.m. on Senate Bill 6843 which will make it possible to raise taxes by a simple majority vote. The bill suspends the required two-thirds majority in each chamber of the Legislature that voters imposed when they passed Initiative 960.
The Senate Ways and Means Committee passed the bill Monday afternoon. I understand it was not a strict party line vote as at least one Democrat, Sen. Steve Hobbs of Lake Stevens, did not vote to send it out. (BTW Hobbs is a member of the new Roadkill Caucus of moderates.)
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