Monthly Archive for Tim Eyman
Tim Eyman Stories Posted in November 2007
Constitutional questions about 601 go unanswered
Category: Tim Eyman · State: Washington · Source: Seattle Times
The state Supreme Court agreed unanimously this morning to uphold increases in tobacco and alcohol taxes approved by the 2005 Legislature. But no substantive constitutional issues were settled. For the second time the court sidestepped the issue of whether the 1993 voter-approved Initiative 601 was constitutional. In 1994 the court declined to rule on a challenge to implementation of the law, saying the plaintiffs could not yet show any harm from the measure.
Voters favor insurance bill, rainy-day fund; Eyman's anti-tax measure passing
Category: Taxes · State: Washington · Source: The Seattle Times
Despite a record-setting deluge of spending by the insurance industry, voters on Tuesday handily approved a measure that allows policyholders to sue for triple damages if an insurance company "unreasonably" denies a legitimate claim.
Initiatives: Insurance reform gets a big yes from voters
Category: Tim Eyman · State: Washington · Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer
The insurance industry's $11.5 million campaign to repeal new consumer protection legislation was defeated Tuesday night.
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