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Current Cascade UniServ Council Recommended Candidates (as of 7/1/10):

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CURRENT WEA POLITICAL RECOMMENDATIONS
(as of 6/15/10)

WEA recommends the following candidates:

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES


US SENATE
WEA supports the following measures:
  • I-1098: Institutes a high-earners income tax dedicated to schools and health care; cuts property and B&O taxes
  • R-52: Authorizes the sale of $500 million in bonds to retrofit schools and colleges, using bottled water tax
WEA opposes the following initiatives:
  • I-1053: Requires a 2/3 vote of legislature or a vote of the people to raise taxes (Tim Eyman’s latest initiative)
  • I-1082: Privatizes worker’s comp
  • I-1100: Privatizes state liquor sales; repeals taxes and mark-up ($300 million revenue loss)
  • I-1105: Privatizes state liquor sales; repeals all hard liquor taxes ($300 million revenue loss)
  • I-1107: Repeals some tax increases passed during the 2010 session: candy, gum, soda, bottled water and Spam ($100 million revenue loss)