Many companies are highly mobile, and we need to provide the regulatory environment to keep excellent companies here providing jobs. We need to reduce property taxes for all citizens. Uniform property taxation is a constitutional protection in this state. This amendment would shift the tax burden from one group to another, possibly creating additional costs with retail-price increases. Currently all taxpayer groups have an equal interest in reducing taxes.
Citizens deserve the confidence of knowing their privacy is protected.
Technology provides for many types of records to be linked. People must be able to give informed consent about usage of their information. A commission studying transportation funding says a new financing mechanism is needed to keep Washington transportation projects on track. The Blue Ribbon Commission report has 64 options to evaluate. I've been attending meetings preparing for these decisions.