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Tell your legislators: NO NEW TAXES
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00:00 – Introduction
01:23 – Capitol access restrictions
02:34 – PFML payroll tax increase
05:03 – Ferguson income tax push
09:46 – Superintendent wants more school money
12:38 – Signature gathering limits
13:34 – Prisoner voting
14:22 – Sheriff removal commission
16:06 – Religious freedom court win
18:27 – Girls sports initiative update
19:49 – One-party power, hearing tactics
Bills mentioned in this video:
SB 5292, to remove the paid family leave payroll tax limit and let ESD set future tax rates without legislative votes: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5292&Year=2025
SB 5973, to restrict initiative signature gathering and add new hurdles that make it harder for citizens to get measures on the ballot: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5973&Year=2025
HB 1146, to allow people in jail and those committed to state mental hospitals to vote: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1146&Year=2025
SB 5974, to allow a state-appointed commission to remove an elected county sheriff and override local election results: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5974&Year=2025
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