North Dakota voters to decide on abolishing property tax

By Dennis Cauchon, USA TODAY Posted June 13,2012 North Dakota voters will decide Tuesday on the ultimate tax revolt: abolishing the property tax altogether. A citizen-led petition drive has put the daring, all-or-nothing proposal before the voters in a state flush...

Seattle judge overturns two-thirds vote for tax increases

May 30, 2012 The Olympia Report By Jeff.Rhodes In overturning Washington state’s voter-approved two-thirds majority for raising taxes, a King County judge may have inadvertently bolstered the latest efforts of those who’ve spent years introducing — and reintroducing —...