Back-to-back tax rallies
By
Jordan Schrader and Maks Goldenshteyn
The News Tribune
February 16, 2010
Article in The News Tribune.
"OLYMPIA - Thousands of taxpayers rallied in the state capital Monday, promising a reckoning in November if lawmakers and Gov. Chris Gregoire move ahead with proposals to raise taxes.
The anti-tax forces had hardly dispersed before an even bigger crowd of students, unionized workers and others gathered with the opposite message: The state should bring in more money so it can preserve vital services.
One rally protested taxes, the other budget cuts. Lawmakers, confronting a $2.8 billion budget shortfall, are sure to make one or both of the groups angry before they leave the capital next month..."
