Lakewood Chamber of CommerceBoard of DirectorsPolicy PositionEndorse Initiative 2066 – Require utilities and local governments to provide natural gas to eligible customersMay 28, 2024 There is a new voter initiative in the works, and it’s a fight over natural gas. The Lakewood Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors endorses...
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Endorse Initiative No. 2117 – Repeal the Climate Commitment Act
Lakewood Chamber of CommerceBoard of DirectorsPolicy PositionEndorse Initiative No. 2117 – Repeal the Climate Commitment ActMay 28, 2024 The Lakewood Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors endorses Initiative 2117 which would repeal “cap and trade” – known officially in the Legislature as the Climate Commitment Act (CCA). The CCA...
Endorse Initiative No. 2109 – Repeal Capital Gains Tax
Lakewood Chamber of CommerceBoard of DirectorsPolicy PositionEndorse Initiative No. 2109 – Repeal Capital Gains TaxMay 28, 2024 The Lakewood Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors agree that Washington is a high-cost state for employers, but the lack of an income tax has historically been a competitive advantage. When lawmakers...
Endorse Initiative 2124 – Washington Cares Opt-out
Lakewood Chamber of CommerceBoard of DirectorsPolicy PositionEndorse Initiative 2124 – Washington Cares Opt-outMay 28, 2024 The Lakewood Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors endorses changing WA Cares Fund to a voluntary program instead of a mandatory one. In 2019, the Legislature created the nation’s first mandatory, state-run long-term care...