Foes called it the ‘initiative killer.’ Now it’s dead in the WA Legislature

By: Jerry Cornfield

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: February 18, 2026

Words: 645

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Let's Go Washington leader Brian Heywood, far end of table, testifies before the state Senate's State Government, Tribal Affairs and Elections Committee on Jan. 20, 2026. Center is Secretary of State Steve Hobbs. Next to Hobbs is former Secretary of State Sam Reed. All three testified against Senate Bill 5973, which would impose new restrictions on payments for initiative signature gathering and require at least 1,000 signatures be submitted as part of the filing …

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