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Snohomish County Superior Court Finds That Democrat Budget Violates I-601 Spending Limit
Judge strikes down taxes in spending-limit lawsuit!

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Will WA Supreme Court Grant Taxpayers Transparency in State Spending, Taxes?
No matter where you live in the Evergreen State, you'll be soon be financially affected by a legal case before the Washington Supreme Court. The state's highest court is about to render a monumental decision about transparency in questionable state spending practices affecting the amount of taxes you pay. The court will hear oral arguments Nov. 28 about the spending limits contained in Initiative 601 that voters approved on Election Day 13 years ago. . . . Read More

Wash. State Exceeded Its Spending Limit
On June 9 Snohomish County (Washington) Superior Court Judge James Allendoerfer filed a letter with the court indicating he believes the state exceeded its spending limit. His ruling came in response to a motion filed by plaintiffs in a lawsuit that has been in the courts since July 2005. Allendoerfer wrote, "I have concluded ... [the] final expenditure limit for FY 2005 [is] too high by $250 million. ... [The] final expenditure limits for FY 2006 and FY 2007 [are] too high by another $250 million." The letter is not an official order. Allendoerfer instructed the parties in the suit to send him proposed orders to sign reflecting his conclusions . . . Read More

Releases
Judge Rejects Attorney General's Claim that I-601 is Unconstitutional, May 01, 2006
State Treasurer's duties under I-601, April 05, 2006
Court Makes Transcript of Ruling in I-601 Lawsuit Available, April 05, 2006

Documents
Judge's Final Order
Transcript of Judge's Ruling
State's I-601 Emails
OFM's I-601 Emails
Complaint
Letter to State Treasurer re: Compliance with I-601

News Articles
Wash. State Exceeded Its Spending Limit, July 26, 2006
Washington State May Collect Disputed Taxes, Court Says, July 26, 2006
Save liquor store receipts! Court may throw out surcharge, June 05, 2006
Washington Judge Voids Tax Hikes, June 01, 2006
Liquor buyers told to keep receipts, May 31, 2006
Are state officials engineering a slow death for I-601?, May 16, 2006
Save your receipts: Tax refund possible for liquor purchases, May 16, 2006
State to continue collecting disputed taxes, May 13, 2006
Liquor tax case goes before high court, May 12, 2006
Groups perform dance of defiance to WA state spending, May 04, 2006
Judge tosses liquor tax, May 03, 2006
Judge rules against tax hikes, May 02, 2006
Attorney general plans to appeal spending ruling , April 01, 2006
Judge sees through LegislatureÂÂ’s fiscal sleight of hand, March 29, 2006
Zarelli hopes for special session, March 28, 2006
Taxpayers lose in Legislature's card game, March 27, 2006
Incriminating e-mails: How WA lawmakers avoided I-601 spending limits, March 21, 2006
Judge Throws Out Illegal Tax Hikes, March 20, 2006
Court ties up state tax increases, March 18, 2006
Some of state's taxes invalid, judge rules, March 18, 2006
County judge strikes state raise in taxes, March 18, 2006
Taxes tossed? Snohomish County judge rules against state money-shifting, March 17, 2006
Spending limit's legality placed in spotlight, March 08, 2006