On Your Mark, Get Set, Go! It's Initiative Time!
This week the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center (BISC) released its comprehensive list of state ballot initiatives that are either qualified or circulating for this fall's election season. Folks interested in tax fairness may be concerned to learn that Tim Eyman is up to no good in Washington; he's heading up an initiative that would hamstring fiscal policymaking by imposing excessive barriers to any tax increase, no matter how necessary. A proposal to amend the state's constitution to increase cigarette taxes to raise money for kids' health care will be on the ballot in Oregon this November. For a complete list of states and their potential initiatives check out this list from BISC.
