“It seems clear to me that when all the facts are put before them, people will make mature, workable decisions for their community.”
— State Rep. Jim Moeller (D-Vancouver) on voter passage of six local school district levies this week. Moeller said the levies’ approval provided momentum to pending Washington state legislation overturning Initiative 960 – a measure approved in 2007 requiring a two-third “super majority” vote to raise taxes.
