Stokesbary: Initiatives on carbon tax, long-term care tax, and police pursuits especially important

When asked by reporter Jeanie Lindsay if any of the six initiatives that will be on November's ballot stand out as especially important, House Republican Leader Drew Stokesbary responded with I-2117, I-2124, and I-2113.

Initiative 2117: repeals the carbon tax passed by Democrats in 2021, which caused the price of gas to skyrocket, including to more than $5 per gallon last summer (Washington still has the third-highest gas prices in the nation).

Initiative 2124: allows all Washington workers to opt-out of the Democrats’ long-term care insurance program and payroll tax, which is costing the average Washingtonian hundreds of dollars per year.

Initiative 2113: reverses the Democrats’ restrictive police pursuit law, restoring the ability of our men and women in law enforcement to engage in vehicular pursuits when there is reasonable suspicion a crime has been committed.