http://ap-2765.newsvine.com/en-usCopyright 2012Fri, 5 Nov 2010 08:40:43 +0000Sun, 20 May 2012 07:51:53 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/03/5398863-washington-voters-reject-taxes-on-candy-gum-pophttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/03/5398863-washington-voters-reject-taxes-on-candy-gum-popuswashingtonjunkfoodtaxespoliticsWed, 3 Nov 2010 04:04:53 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/02/5398826-washington-voters-reject-income-tax-on-wealthyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/02/5398826-washington-voters-reject-income-tax-on-wealthyuswashingtontaxpoliticsincome-taxWed, 3 Nov 2010 03:58:58 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/31/5384684-us-sen-murray-of-washington-state-wins-4th-termhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/31/5384684-us-sen-murray-of-washington-state-wins-4th-termuswashingtonsenatepoliticspatty-murraydino-rossirepublican-dino-rossiwashington-senateSun, 31 Oct 2010 18:17:17 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE- In this April 6, 2010, photo, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., greets participants who took part in a roundtable discussion with her at the non-profit Casa Latina in Seattle. The U.S. Senate bid between Murray and Republican Dino Rossi is the top race on a very crowded ballot for Washington state voters. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, file)</p><p>FILE- Republican senatorial candidate Dino Rossi, center, greets supporters in this Oct. 12, 2010 file photo at his campaign office in Everett, Wash. The U.S. Senate bid between Rossi and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., is the top race on a very crowded ballot for Washington state voters. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, file)</p><p>FILE - Republican senatorial candidate Dino Rossi shakes hands with a supporter in this, Aug. 17, 2010 file photo, in Bellevue, Wash. The U.S. Senate bid Rossi and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., is the top race on a very crowded ballot for Washington state voters.(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, file)</p><p>Felicia Eknman opens and inspects a ballot at the King County Elections office Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010, in Seattle. Every ballot is visually inspected and sorted between those that are immediately ready for scanning and tabulation and those with physical damage that need to be duplicated before being counted. Holding a slim lead over Republican challenger Dino Rossi, U.S. Sen. Patty Murray looked to outstanding ballots in vote-rich King County to carry her the rest of the way to a fourth term. Rossi, meanwhile, was leading in Eastern Washington and hoping for a late surge in the suburbs. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)</p><p>Sheriff's deputies are stationed near uncounted ballots at the King County Elections office Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010, in Seattle. Holding a slim lead over Republican challenger Dino Rossi, U.S. Sen. Patty Murray looked to outstanding ballots in vote-rich King County to carry her the rest of the way to a fourth term. Rossi, meanwhile, was leading in Eastern Washington and hoping for a late surge in the suburbs. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)</p><p>Sen. Patty Murray waves to supporters at an election night party for Democrats Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)</p><p>Sen. Patty Murray, center, raises her arms with Sen. Maria Cantwell, left, and Gov. Chris Gregoire at an election night party for Democrats Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010, in Seattle. Murray is facing Republican challenger Dino Rossi. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)</p><p>Republican Senate candidate Dino Rossi kisses his wife Terry as their son Joseph looks on at left, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010, at a hotel in Bellevue, Wash. Rossi is challenging Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., for her seat in the Senate. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)</p><p>Felicia Ekenman opens and inspects a ballot at the King County Elections office Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010, in Seattle. Every ballot is visually inspected and sorted between those that are immediately ready for scanning and tabulation and those with physical damage that need to be duplicated before being counted. Holding a slim lead over Republican challenger Dino Rossi, U.S. Sen. Patty Murray looked to outstanding ballots in vote-rich King County to carry her the rest of the way to a fourth term. Rossi, meanwhile, was leading in Eastern Washington and hoping for a late surge in the suburbs. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)</p><p>Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., walks in front of supporters at a downtown Seattle restaurant, after Republican challenger Dino Rossi had conceded earlier Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin P. Casey)</p><p>After winning a fourth term Sen. Patty Murray stands in front of supporters at a downtown Seattle restaurant after Republican challenger Dino Rossi conceded, earlier on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin P. Casey)</p><p>King County Executive Dow Constantine, left, congratulates Sen. Patty Murray after she won a fourth term defeating Republican challenger Dino Rossi at a downtown Seattle restaurant on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin P. Casey)</p><p>After winning a fourth term Sen. Patty Murray, left, hugs her huband, Rob Murray, at a downtown Seattle restaurant after Republican challenger Dino Rossi conceded earlier on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin P. Casey)</p><p>After winning a fourth term Sen. Patty Murray answers a few questions from the media in at a downtown Seattle restaurant after Republican challenger Dino Rossi conceded earlier on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin P. Casey)</p><p>Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., reaches out to shake hands with supporters at a downtown Seattle restaurant Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010. Murray thanked Rossi and his family, saying he had been gracious in defeat. Murray said her priorities in a fourth term will include securing tax cuts for the middle class and helping the Boeing Co. win a lucrative Air Force refueling tanker contract. (AP Photo/Kevin P. Casey)</p><p>Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., speaks to supporters after winning a fourth term, defeating Republican challenger Dino Rossi, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Kevin P. Casey)</p><p>Sen. Patty Murray speaks to supporters at a downtown Seattle restaurant after Republican challenger Dino Rossi conceded earlier on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010. Washington U.S. Sen. Patty Murray seized a fourth term Thursday, surviving voters' backlash against Democrats nationally and weeks of relentless GOP campaign attacks on her voting and federal spending record. (AP Photo/Kevin P. Casey)</p><p>Sen. Patty Murray waves to supporters at a downtown Seattle restaurant after Republican challenger Dino Rossi conceded earlier on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010. Washington U.S. Sen. Patty Murray seized a fourth term Thursday, surviving voters' backlash against Democrats nationally and weeks of relentless GOP campaign attacks on her voting and federal spending record. (AP Photo/Kevin P. Casey)</p><p>Sen. Patty Murray waves to supporters at a downtown Seattle restaurant after Republican challenger Dino Rossi conceded earlier on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010. Washington U.S. Sen. Patty Murray seized a fourth term Thursday, surviving voters' backlash against Democrats nationally and weeks of relentless GOP campaign attacks on her voting and federal spending record. (AP Photo/Kevin P. Casey)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/25/5347832-biz-labor-battle-over-wash-workers-comp-measurehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/25/5347832-biz-labor-battle-over-wash-workers-comp-measurebusinesswacompinitiativeworkers'-compMon, 25 Oct 2010 16:16:42 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/19/5317028-wash-jobless-rate-steady-at-9-percent-in-septhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/19/5317028-wash-jobless-rate-steady-at-9-percent-in-septbusinessjoblesswashTue, 19 Oct 2010 18:12:33 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/01/5215318-washington-wealthy-clash-over-income-tax-on-richhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/01/5215318-washington-wealthy-clash-over-income-tax-on-richuswashingtontaxbill-gatesus-newsincome-taxFri, 1 Oct 2010 20:35:51 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Microsoft Corp. founder Bill Gates is seen during his visit with investor Warren Buffett at a Dairy Queen in Beijing, China, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)</p><p>FILE -In this March 3, 2008 file photo, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks during a press conference in Hanover, northern Germany. The state that produced America's richest man has never taken a cut of its residents' income. Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates and his father would like to change that. They are among the wealthy Washingtonians who have joined labor unions and other traditional Democratic allies to support a tax-the-rich ballot measure that is dividing the state's business leaders. Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer each have donated $100,000 to the $4 million opposition campaign. (AP Photo/Kai-Uwe Knoth, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2009 file photo, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos gestures during an interview in Cupertino, Calif. The state that produced America's richest man has never taken a cut of its residents' income. Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates and his father would like to change that. They are among the wealthy Washingtonians who have joined labor unions and other traditional Democratic allies to support a tax-the-rich ballot measure that is dividing the state's business leaders. Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer each have donated $100,000 to the $4 million opposition campaign. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)</p><p>FILE - In this April 21, 2010 file photo, Bill Gates Sr. talks to reporters in Seattle about the new initiative campaign he is leading that supports establishing a Washington state income tax on wealthier residents. The state that produced America's richest man has never taken a cut of its residents' income. Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates and his father would like to change that. They are among the wealthy Washingtonians who have joined labor unions and other traditional Democratic allies to support a tax-the-rich ballot measure that is dividing the state's business leaders. Executives at Microsoft, Amazon.com and other technology companies have come out against it. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)</p><p>FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2003 file photo, William H. Gates Sr., left, smiles while sitting next to his son, Bill Gates Jr., during the dedication and grand opening of the William H. Gates Hall, new home of the University of Washington School of Law in Seattle. The state that produced America's richest man has never taken a cut of its residents' income. Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates and his father would like to change that. They are among the wealthy Washingtonians who have joined labor unions and other traditional Democratic allies to support a tax-the-rich ballot measure that is dividing the state's business leaders. Executives at Microsoft, Amazon.com and other technology companies have come out against it. (AP Photo/John Froschauer, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/01/5214716-washington-wealthy-clash-over-income-tax-on-richhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/01/5214716-washington-wealthy-clash-over-income-tax-on-richtechnologyuswashingtontaxbill-gatesus-newsincome-taxFri, 1 Oct 2010 18:24:57 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Microsoft Corp. founder Bill Gates is seen during his visit with investor Warren Buffett at a Dairy Queen in Beijing, China, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/24/5169353-dems-try-to-deflect-voter-anger-toward-wall-streethttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/24/5169353-dems-try-to-deflect-voter-anger-toward-wall-streetussenatewall-streetstreetpoliticsus-newspatty-murrayblame-wall-streetFri, 24 Sep 2010 07:35:26 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2010 file photo, Democratic U.S. Senator Patty Murray smiles at a celebration of Social Security at a senior center in Seattle. Patty Murray was stuck. Down in the polls for months and facing a well-known Republican challenger, the three-term Democrat was finding a difficult market for her hard-working-Senator sales pitch. Then she started bashing Wall Street. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/02/5034773-no-more-bets-wa-court-says-online-bookie-illegalhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/02/5034773-no-more-bets-wa-court-says-online-bookie-illegalbusinessonlinewabookiescowThu, 2 Sep 2010 21:35:19 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/17/4917765-democrat-murray-gops-rossi-advance-in-wa-primaryhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/17/4917765-democrat-murray-gops-rossi-advance-in-wa-primaryuswashingtonsenatepoliticspatty-murraydino-rossiWed, 18 Aug 2010 03:36:32 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/17/4914605-insiders-vs-outsiders-in-fla-ariz-alaskahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/17/4914605-insiders-vs-outsiders-in-fla-ariz-alaskausrdppoliticsjohn-mccainprimarypatty-murraylisa-murkowskiTue, 17 Aug 2010 18:59:25 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>President Barack Obama and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., left, take part in a roundtable discussion with small business owners at Grand Central Bakery in Seattle, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., right, hugs Marcelas Owens after he introduced her at a fundraising event in Seattle, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, before President Barack Obama spoke. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>As Republican senatorial candidate Dino Rossi talks to supporters and reporters, his wife Terry, right, and their children, (from second from left) Juliauna, Jake, Joseph, and Jillian, look on, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, in Bellevue, Wash., on Washington state's primary election day. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)</p><p>Republican senatorial candidate Dino Rossi talks to supporters and reporters, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, in Bellevue, Wash., on Washington state's primary election day. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)</p><p>President Barack Obama stands with Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., at fundraiser in Seattle, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, greets supporters with his wife Cindy McCain, middle, at a McCain campaign function Monday August 23, 2010, in Phoenix. Sen. McCain has become the clear front-runner in Tuesday's GOP Senate primary in Arizona after a summer in which he was often tagged as a vulnerable incumbent. McCain has spent some $20 million and cast his Republican opponent J.D. Hayworth, a former Arizona congressman, as a late-night infomercial huckster in a series of devastating ads. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) </p><p>Rep. Kendrick Meek, D-Fla., left, talks with tugboat captain John Smith, right, while eating breakfast at Jimmy's Place as voters go to the polls in the primary election in Miami, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010. Meek is running against billionaire investor Jeff Greene for the Democratic nomination for the U. S. Senate. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) </p><p>Rep. Kendrick Meek, D-Fla. , center, shakes hands with a woman waiting for the bus after having breakfast at Jimmy's Place as voters go to the polls in the primary election in Miami, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010. Meek is running against billionaire investor Jeff Greene for the Democratic nomination for the U. S. Senate. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) </p><p>Rep. Kendrick Meek, D-Fla. , center, shakes hands with a woman waiting for the bus after having breakfast at Jimmy's Place as voters go to the polls in the primary election in Miami, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010. Meek is running against billionaire investor Jeff Greene for the Democratic nomination for the U. S. Senate. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)</p><p>Arizona Senate candidate J.D. Hayworth reacts to a supporter as he goes door-to-door to meet voters Monday August 23, 2010, in Phoenix. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has become the clear front-runner in Tuesday's GOP Senate primary in Arizona after a summer in which he was often tagged as a vulnerable incumbent. McCain has spent some $20 million and cast Hayworth, as a late-night infomercial huckster in a series of devastating ads. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) </p><p>U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, right, joins volunteers to wave to motorists on Monday, Aug. 23, 2010, in Anchorage, Alaska. Candidates are pulling no punches in their last minute push for voters in Tuesday's primary. The greatest proof of this is in the U.S. Senate race where Sarah Palin has re emerged months after first endorsing GOP challenger Joe Miller to urge Alaskans to support him and to oust Murkowski. Murkowski's not shying away, running a new radio spot of her own, called "Truth," in which she uses audio from a talk show host's tirade against Miller to show Miller as distorting her record. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)</p><p>Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, right, smiles as he leaves the polling site Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Crist, an independent candidate for the U.S. Senate, is running unopposed in today's primary election. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)</p><p>Rep. Kendrick Meek, D-Fla., right, jokes with waitress Robin Ariola, center, while eating breakfast at Jimmy's Place as voters go to the polls in the primary election in Miami, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010. Meek is running against billionaire investor Jeff Greene for the Democratic nomination for the U. S. Senate. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) </p><p>Rep. Gubernatorial Candidate Rick Scott, family members and volunteers campaign outside a downtown Pensacola polling site as the polls open early Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Melissa Nelson)</p><p>Marco Rubio, left, talks with a supporter after voting in the primary election in West Miami, Florida, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010. Rubio is a Republican candidate for the U. S. Senate. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) </p><p>Bill McCollum, left, Republican candidate for Florida governor, and his wife Ingrid exit their polling place after voting in Longwood, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010.(AP Photo/John Raoux)</p><p>Democrat gubernatorial hopeful Alex Sink talks with reporters after voting in the state primary election at her polling station Tuesday morning, Aug 24, 2010 in Thonotosassa, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius) </p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/26/4753384-gop-puts-murray-on-defensive-for-federal-projectshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/26/4753384-gop-puts-murray-on-defensive-for-federal-projectsuswashingtonsenatepoliticsMon, 26 Jul 2010 07:36:22 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this April 6, 2010, photo, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., takes part in a roundtable discussion at the non-profit Casa Latina in Seattle. Murray is being challenged in the upcoming election primary by Republican Dino Rossi. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)</p><p>In this April 6, 2010, photo, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., greets participants who took part in a roundtable discussion with her at the non-profit Casa Latina in Seattle. Murray is being challenged in the upcoming election primary by Republican Dino Rossi. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)</p><p>In this July 2, 2010 photo, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. talks to reporters at Fishermen's Terminal in Seattle about comparisons between the current oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska. Murray is being challenged in the upcoming election primary by Republican Dino Rossi. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/30/4590042-workers-comp-initiative-steps-closer-to-ballothttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/30/4590042-workers-comp-initiative-steps-closer-to-ballotbusinesswacompinitiativeworkers-compWed, 30 Jun 2010 20:50:45 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/19/4532764-big-party-fatigue-shows-in-quirky-candidate-labelshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/19/4532764-big-party-fatigue-shows-in-quirky-candidate-labelsuswashingtonpoliticscandidatelabelsprimaryin-washingtonSat, 19 Jun 2010 14:32:58 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/09/4487274-states-begging-congress-for-24b-medicaid-bailouthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/09/4487274-states-begging-congress-for-24b-medicaid-bailoutusstatesus-newsbailoutWed, 9 Jun 2010 20:32:35 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/29/4222183-dems-attack-rossi-ahead-of-possible-senate-bidhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/29/4222183-dems-attack-rossi-ahead-of-possible-senate-biduswashingtonsenateus-newspatty-murrayrepublican-senatebut-democratsdino-rossirepublican-dino-rossiThu, 29 Apr 2010 22:16:31 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/23/4197884-washington-governor-signs-package-of-tax-hikeshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/23/4197884-washington-governor-signs-package-of-tax-hikesbusinesstaxeswachris-gregoireFri, 23 Apr 2010 23:43:41 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/21/4186330-wash-income-tax-measure-seeks-major-tax-overhaulhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/21/4186330-wash-income-tax-measure-seeks-major-tax-overhaulbusinesstaxwaincome-taxgreat-recessionWed, 21 Apr 2010 18:04:23 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Bill Gates Sr. talks to reporters Wednesday, April 21, 2010, in Seattle about the new initiative campaign he is leading that supports establishing a Washington state income tax on wealthier residents. Organizers, who are expecting a tough political battle, will need to collect more than 240,000 valid petition signatures by July 2 to get the Initiative on the ballot for November elections. Gates is the father of Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)</p><p>As supporters look on, Bill Gates Sr., right, signs an initiative petition, Wednesday, April 21, 2010, in Seattle in support of the campaign he is leading that would establish a Washington state income tax on wealthier residents. Organizers, who are expecting a tough political battle, will need to collect more than 240,000 valid petition signatures by July 2 to get the Initiative on the ballot for November elections. Gates is the father of Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)</p><p>Nora Kelley, vice president of the Service Employees International Union, assembles information packets, Wednesday, April 21, 2010, in Seattle, prior to a news conference held by Bill Gates Sr. and other supporters to announce a new initiative campaign to establish a Washington state income tax on wealthier residents of the state. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)</p><p>Barry Faught, owner of SOHO Coffee Company, makes a list of items he needs to restock at his store in Seattle, Wednesday, April 21, 2010, after his shop was used as the location to announce a new initiative campaign that would create a Washington state income tax on wealthier residents and lower taxes imposed on small business owners. Organizers of the initiative will need to collect more than 240,000 valid petition signatures by July 2 to get the Initiative on the ballot for November elections. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)</p><p>Activist Tim Eyman holds a petition list with an anti-tax graphic on as he talks to reporters, Wednesday, April 21, 2010, outside the coffee shop in Seattle where Bill Gates Sr., and other supporters announced a new initiative campaign that would establish a Washington state income tax on wealthier residents of the state. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)</p><p>Bill Gates Sr. shields his eyes from television lights as he talks to reporters Wednesday, April 21, 2010, in Seattle about the new initiative campaign he is leading that supports establishing a Washington state income tax on wealthier residents. Organizers, who are expecting a tough political battle, will need to collect more than 240,000 valid petition signatures by July 2 to get the Initiative on the ballot for November elections. Gates is the father of Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)</p><p>Bill Gates Sr. talks to reporters Wednesday, April 21, 2010, in Seattle about the new initiative campaign he is leading that supports establishing a Washington state income tax on wealthier residents. Organizers, who are expecting a tough political battle, will need to collect more than 240,000 valid petition signatures by July 2 to get the Initiative on the ballot for November elections. Gates is the father of Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/16/4167917-wash-initiative-would-end-state-liquor-monopolyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/16/4167917-wash-initiative-would-end-state-liquor-monopolybusinesssaleswaliquor-salesFri, 16 Apr 2010 23:20:56 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/05/4119409-wash-lawmakers-eye-higher-beer-tax-to-help-budgethttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/05/4119409-wash-lawmakers-eye-higher-beer-tax-to-help-budgetbusinesstaxeswaxgrMon, 5 Apr 2010 23:13:29 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/22/3793604-builders-lobby-backs-wa-workers-comp-initiativehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/22/3793604-builders-lobby-backs-wa-workers-comp-initiativebusinessuscompinitiativeworkers-compFri, 22 Jan 2010 13:04:48 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/20/3784706-wash-house-approves-bonds-for-school-upgradeshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/20/3784706-wash-house-approves-bonds-for-school-upgradesbusinessuswashingtonjobsschoolsgreenWed, 20 Jan 2010 22:40:16 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/20/3782793-wash-state-lawmakers-line-up-some-early-savingshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/20/3782793-wash-state-lawmakers-line-up-some-early-savingsbusinessuswashingtonsavingswashington-legislatureearly-savingsWed, 20 Jan 2010 16:35:18 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/13/3752428-wash-gov-wants-about-780-million-in-buy-backshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/13/3752428-wash-gov-wants-about-780-million-in-buy-backsbusinessuswashingtonbudgetgregoirechris-gregoireWed, 13 Jan 2010 16:04:30 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/12/3745536-wash-gov-wont-have-full-plate-of-tax-hikeshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/12/3745536-wash-gov-wont-have-full-plate-of-tax-hikesbusinessusdaywaopeningchris-gregoireTue, 12 Jan 2010 13:36:14 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post