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ARCHIVED · 1 LEFT · 1 CENTER · 0 RIGHT · Jul 15, 12:45 AM

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Ferguson kicks off fight to defeat WA initiative to repeal income tax

SEATTLE — The initiative to overturn Washington’s new income tax on high earners hasn’t officially qualified for the fall ballot yet, but on Tuesday, Gov. Bob Ferguson and other opponents of the measure kicked off a campaign to defeat it.

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What happenedFerguson kicks off fight to defeat WA initiative to repeal income tax.
What changedThe left frames it as "Ferguson campaigns against initiative to repeal WA ‘millionaires tax’". The center frames it as "Ferguson kicks off fight to defeat WA initiative to repeal income tax".
ConfidenceLow. Two-source or narrow-bucket comparison.
Archive healthDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 buckets

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Still Watching. The left frames it as "Ferguson campaigns against initiative to repeal WA ‘millionaires tax’". The center frames it as "Ferguson kicks off fight to defeat WA initiative to repeal income tax".

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Jul 14, 10:40 PM: The Seattle Times joined the source map.

Jul 14, 11:19 PM: The Columbian (Vancouver WA) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 54/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.

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Center ·News report
The Columbian (Vancouver WA)17m ago

Ferguson kicks off fight to defeat WA initiative to repeal income tax

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SEATTLE — The initiative to overturn Washington’s new income tax on high earners hasn’t officially qualified for the fall ballot yet, but on Tuesday, Gov. Bob Ferguson and other opponents o...

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Center-left ·News report
The Seattle Times1h ago

Ferguson campaigns against initiative to repeal WA ‘millionaires tax’

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Gov. Bob Ferguson helped kick off the campaign against an initiative to repeal the state's new "millionaires tax" - highlighting the stakes in a vote this fall.

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