In wake of legal troubles, failed ballot initiative, Tim Eyman pivots to lawsuit against Gov. Inslee [View all]
Anti-tax activist Tim Eyman has announced a new lawsuit filed in Thurston County Superior Court against Gov. Jay Inslee.
The lawsuit asks the court to prohibit Gov. Inslee from issuing partial vetoes of legislation, specifically concerning a pair of bills passed in the 2021 legislative session. One regarded a provision in a bill Inslee struck down that would have set a goal to end the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2030. The other saw the governor veto part of a bill that sought to tie the implementation of new climate change legislation to the state’s transportation budget.
In 2021, the Supreme Court of Washington State affirmed a lower court decision, ruling that a partial veto from Inslee in a 2019 transportation budget bill had exceeded his constitutional authority as governor. Eyman cited that case as a reason to be optimistic concerning his newly-filed lawsuit.
Eyman’s lawsuit comes days after he missed the signature deadline for a proposed ballot initiative that sought to invalidate Washington’s newly-implemented capital gains tax, and prevent the state — as well as individual cities — from imposing any future excise, income, or payroll taxes.
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Just Timmeh's latest grift.