The WEA Board of Directors has taken positions on seven measures likely to make it on the fall ballot. All of them will have a huge impact on public education if they pass.
1053 / Two-thirds supermajority legislative vote to approve new state taxes (Tim Eyman).
WEA position: Oppose
I-1082 / Privatization of worker’s compensation insurance.
WEA position: Oppose
1098 / $700 million a year in new education funding, tax reform, high-earners income tax.
WEA position: Approve.
I-1100 and I-1105/ Privatization of state liquor stores, loss of $300 million in state revenue.
WEA position: Oppose
I-1107 / Repeal of hundreds of millions in new state revenue, including taxes on candy, soda and bottled water.
WEA position: Oppose
R-52 / $505 million healthy schools construction bond.
WEA position: Approve
Several school districts are running November school levies at the new levy lid (4 percent higher), thanks to the levy capacity bill.