R-71 petition secrecy: It’s about government integrity
This editorial will appear in tomorrow’s print edition. Last week’s court injunction against the release of R-71 petitions may look like it’s all about that hotly disputed measure. Not so: It’s more...
View ArticleThe Secretary of State’s petition saga continues
When we last visited the unfolding political drama over Referendum 71, it had been revealed that the Secretary of State’s position that R-71 petitions could be released unredacted was something of a...
View ArticleInitiative petitions: Get ‘em while they’re still public?
A former lobbyist for the Washington Association of Realtors has coughed up $1,589 to get copies of the petition sheets from 11 citizen initiatives dating back to 2000. I previously speculated that...
View ArticleA split decision on two petition bills
This editorial will appear in Monday’s print edition. Two bills still alive in the Legislature take on the state’s initiative/referendum petition-gathering process. Lawmakers should pass one and do...
View ArticleOpen government under attack in R-71 case
This editorial will appear in Tuesday’s print edition. Voters long ago settled the debate over Referendum 71, the law. Now the nation’s highest court will decide Referendum 71, the test case. On...
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