Press Releases from Protect Our Communities http://protectourcommunities.com/index.php?page=pressrelease 2012-02-22T01:02:53+01:00 text/html 2011-10-27T12:19:00+01:00 http://protectourcommunities.com/ http://protectourcommunities.com/index.php?page=pressrelease&content=extended&id=8 Protect Our CommunitiesContact Alex FryerProtectourcommunitieswagmail.comFor Immediate ReleaseSeattle -- Protect Our Communities announced the endorsements of major public health organizations across Washington opposed to Initiative 1183. They include183 Washington State Public Health Association183 Washington State Medical Association183 Washington State Nurses Association183 International Community Health Services183 SeaMar Community Health Clinics.183 United Food text/html 2011-10-19T08:07:58+01:00 http://protectourcommunities.com/ http://protectourcommunities.com/index.php?page=pressrelease&content=extended&id=7 Protect Our CommunitiesContact Alex FryerProtectourcommunitieswagmail.comFor Immediate ReleaseSeattle -- Just before the final deadline to move large political money into a campaign Costco poured another 8.9 million into I-1183 bringing its total contribution to 22.5 million by far a historical record for a corporate donor in Washington state politics.Combined with the text/html 2011-10-06T13:39:46+01:00 http://protectourcommunities.com/ http://protectourcommunities.com/index.php?page=pressrelease&content=extended&id=6 Protect Our CommunitiesContact Alex FryerProtectourcommunitieswagmail.comFor Immediate ReleaseSeattle -- Costcos announcement that it is increasing membership fees for its customers comes as the company continues to pump millions of dollars into its second effort to take over the states liquor system.Last week Costco contributed 1.7 million according to the Public Closure text/html 2011-09-28T13:37:37+01:00 http://protectourcommunities.com/ http://protectourcommunities.com/index.php?page=pressrelease&content=extended&id=5 Protect Our CommunitiesContact Alex FryerProtectourcommunitieswagmail.comFor Immediate ReleaseSeattle -- In an interview with Q13 Fox News Gov. Chris Gregoire strongly opposed Initiative 1183. The story and video are posted on the Q13 Fox News website.Here are excerpts from the pieceGovernor Christine Gregoire strongly opposed liquor privatization last November. This time around text/html 2011-10-18T13:34:31+01:00 http://protectourcommunities.com/ http://protectourcommunities.com/index.php?page=pressrelease&content=extended&id=4 Protect Our CommunitiesContact Alex FryerProtectourcommunitieswagmail.comFor Immediate ReleaseSeattle -- Costco poured another 2.3 million into the I-1183 campaign bringing its combined total to 13.4 million. The company has funded 99 percent of the entire I-1183 warchest. Costco hopes to buy at the ballot box what it has failed to accomplish in text/html 2011-09-23T14:26:38+01:00 http://protectourcommunities.com/ http://protectourcommunities.com/index.php?page=pressrelease&content=extended&id=3 Protect Our Communities Contact Alex FryerProtectourcommunitieswagmail.comFor Immediate ReleaseSeattle -- Protect Our Communities released a TV ad last week that features a Longview restaurant owner talking about the 27 percent tax increases contained in I-1183. Heres a transcript of the piece which is available on our website httpprotectourcommunities.comAlice Dietz As a text/html 2011-08-02T09:35:42+01:00 http://protectourcommunities.com/ http://protectourcommunities.com/index.php?page=pressrelease&content=extended&id=2 Protect Our Communities Contact Alex FryerProtectourcommunitieswagmail.comFor Immediate ReleaseSeattle -- Protect Our Communities a group of business labor community members and substance abuse prevention advocates unveiled a website and announced a campaign team to oppose Initiative 1183 which would allow grocery chains and big box stories to sell hard liquor.The website text/html 2011-08-10T09:32:23+01:00 http://protectourcommunities.com/ http://protectourcommunities.com/index.php?page=pressrelease&content=extended&id=1 Protect Our CommunitiesContact Alex FryerProtectourcommunitieswagmail.comFor Immediate ReleaseSeattle -- The Office of Financial Management report on Initiative 1183 determined that the measure would increase costs to consumers and result in a four-fold increase in stores that sell hard liquor.OFM found that the new fees required by I-1183 would increase the mark-up