360,000 sign I-1098

Initiative 1098, raising a billion dollars for schools and healthcare while lowering taxes for homeowners and small businesses, will find a place on the November ballot.

Supporters rolled up an impressive 360,000 signatures in an intensive six-week campaign. Campaign activists were preparing to deliver the signed petitions to the secretary of state at our deadline.

The Puget Sound Alliance for Retired Americans had set a goal of 1,000 signatures, but topped 4,000, an achievement recognized by campaign leaders as remarkable for an organization of our size.

I-1098 will face lavishly-funded opposition from the Business Roundtable, a collection of wealthy CEOs and venture capitalists who shudder at the thought of equity in our tax system.

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