From Jim Camden at the Spokesman-Review’s Spin Control blog:
The Senate approved changing state law to allow taxes to be raised this year and next with a simple majority.
After a lengthy debate and a time out for parliamentary measures, the Senate voted 26-23 to suspend the provisions of Initiative 960 that requires a two-thirds majority to raise taxes. The supermajority would return after July 1, 2011.
The full story, right here.
Meanwhile, over at the conservative Washington Policy Center’s blog, Jason Mercier notes that an amendment to the legislation kept intact the provision of the law that requires non-binding public votes on the tax measures.
Says Mercier:
Based on the number of tax increase proposals being considered by the Legislature, it could be a long ballot for voters in November.
February 10th, 2010 at 8:46 AM
[...] as blogged, the Senate approved legislation that suspended Initiative 960, a measure requiring a two-thirds [...]