Two initatives failing statewide

By: Roger Harnack

Outlets: Cheney Free Press

Published: November 4, 2026

Words: 330

Last Updated: 4 days, 1 hour ago

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SPOKANE — The Cascade Curtain was rapidly closing on two of three statewide initiatives Tuesday night, Nov. 3, as Western Washington voters pushed to defeat measures reinstating the so-called Parents Bill of Rights and to eliminate the looming state income tax.

At 11 p.m., I-645 on eliminating a planned state income tax and I-001 on parental rights were failing statewide.

I-645 was failing with 1,152,229 no votes (58.1%) and 830,106 yes votes (41.9%).

Ironically, 16 of Eastern Washington’s …

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