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2002 EFF in the News

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'Tough times' budget
Columbian
December 18, 2002

Locke to unveil 'deep and painful' budget cuts
Spokesman-Review
December 17, 2002

State budget crisis will require sacrifice
Olympian
December 15, 2002

Locke uses new design, sharp saw to build budget
Seattle Times
December 15, 2002

Broken L&I needs fixing
Everett Herald, Guest Editorial
December 5, 2002

Going back to basics could be key to solving state's budget woes
Tacoma News Tribune, Guest Editorial
December 1, 2002

Invite Watchdogs
Columbian
November 29, 2002

Things may be stirring in Olympia
Bremerton Sun
November 22, 2002

Locke weighs options after gas tax rejected
Olympian
November 7, 2002

Money Well Spent?
Columbian
November 6, 2002

State Program Spending Money on Itself
KIRO 7
November 3, 2002

Under the influence
Tacoma News Tribune, Guest Editorial
November 3, 2002

Gorton: 'No' vote on Ref. 51 will be costly
Olympian
October 29, 2002

Good money after bad
Columbian, Guest Editorial
October 25, 2002

Battle over Ref. 51 will get TV airing
Seattle Times
October 25, 2002

Political agendas hold R-51 hostage
Tacoma News Tribune, Guest Editorial
October 25, 2002

State roads budget in danger
Eastside Journal
October 16, 2002

Referendum 51 offers limited traffic relief
Olympian
October 13, 2002

Teachers Union Being Prosecuted for Illegally Spending Dues
CNSNews.com
October 7, 2002

State sues teachers union
Seattle P-I
October 5, 2002

State claims teachers union misuses funds
Spokesman-Review
October 5, 2002

Teachers union back to court on fee spending
Tacoma News Tribune
October 3, 2002

Education group could face prosecution
Olympian
October 3, 2002

NEA Called 'School Yard Bullies' in America's Political System
CNSNews.com
October 2, 2002

$840,000 bar tab
Seattle Weekly
September 25, 2002

Evergreen Foundation slapped
Olympian
September 21, 2002

EFF on Fox News!
Fox News
(Video)

NEA's stealth politics
GOPAC
September 2002

Strike against law
Columbian
September 5, 2002

Teachers, districts haggle on pay, benefits
Columbian
August 30, 2002

Judge sends suit back to watchdog
Olympian
August 24, 2002

NEA execs collect 8 times teacher pay
World Net Daily
August 20, 2002

Portland light rail fails in its promise
Columbian, Guest Editorial
August 8, 2002

$100,000 retreat draws fire
Spokesman-Review
August 4, 2002

Campaign finance gadfly bites unions
Seattle P-I
July 29, 2002

Medicine department investigated for fraud
University of Washington Daily
July 24, 2002

Politicians forfeit out-of-state donations
Olympian
July 18, 2002

Judge rescinds fine vs. teachers union
Olympian
July 13, 2002

NEA disputes date papers were served
Olympian
July 6, 2002

Washington state court fines NEA over dues suit
Washington Times
July 3, 2002

NEA Slapped With $800,000 Fine for Misappropriating Union Dues
Fox News.com
July 2, 2002

NEA fined $800,000 after missing deadline
Spokesman-Review
July 2, 2002

Judge fines teachers union
Seattle P-I
July 2, 2002

Judge Slaps Teachers Union With Hefty Fine
CNSNews.com
July 2, 2002

Teachers' union hit with hefty fine
Olympian
July 2, 2002

Fine against NEA may not stand
Tacoma News Tribune
July 2, 2002

Teachers testify that union discriminates on politics
Washington Times
June 21, 2002

Reps to Hear About NEA's Abuse of Dues, Harassment of Members
Agape Press
June 19, 2002

Union Decides ACLU Not Only Charity Worthy of Members' Dues
Agape Press
June 10, 2002

Driver Wants to Reroute Union Dues
Yakima Herald-Republic
June 6, 2002

Union orders dues donated to ACLU
Washington Times
June 6, 2002

State should become serious about audits
Everett Herald, Guest Editorial
June 1, 2002

Teachers Union Seeks Gag Order in Dispute Over Dues
CNSNews.com
May 23, 2002

WEA’s attack ads expose its own weakness
Port Orchard Independent Editorial
May 15, 2002


PDC reforms warranted
Olympian Editorial
April 17, 2002


PDC wrong to suggest state can't afford NEA case
Seattle P-I
April 15, 2002


Group sues NEA over spending
Olympian
April 10, 2002

Group Sues NEA, Derails State Probe
Fox News.com
April 9, 2002

Collective bargaining bill signed
Olympian
April 4, 2002

Our Northwest is measured with some different rules
Seattle P-I
March 19, 2002

Audit assails state Medicaid oversight
Seattle P-I
March 13, 2002

Locke has spending cuts ready
Seattle Times
March 6, 2002

Official: Locke's cuts break law
Olympian
February 27, 2002

Unqualified people get health aid, audit finds
Seattle Times
February 11, 2002



State money misspent and unmonitored
Seattle P-I
February 8, 2002



Growth Management Act: good intentions gone bad
Seattle Times Editorial
January 31, 2002

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1 Part Honesty; 2 Parts Arrogance

At a March 23, 2005, House Appropriations hearing on a bill to gut the voter-approved I-601 spending limit, Rep. Jim McIntire (D) asked a supporter of I-601’s two-third supermajority requirement for the legislature to raise taxes the following question:

"Can you name a time when we [legislators] have actually not just set it [supermajority requirement] aside by majority vote? I mean, this is in many respects a procedural motion that has no bearing. It’s a statutory constraint that cannot constrain any legislature that chooses as a majority to set it aside . . . have we ever used a supermajority [to raise taxes]?"

- Rep. Jim McIntire (D - 46)
(360) 786-7886

Despite the arrogance of some state officials, Washington's constitution is clear: "All political power is inherent in the people..."

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