Political Buzz » Chris McManus http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics Talking WA politics. Wed, 22 May 2013 01:29:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 I-522 backers turning in signatures today to require disclosure on genetically modified foods http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2013/01/03/i-522-backers-turning-in-signatures-today-to-require-disclosure-on-genetically-modified-foods/ http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2013/01/03/i-522-backers-turning-in-signatures-today-to-require-disclosure-on-genetically-modified-foods/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 18:32:16 +0000 Brad Shannon http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/?p=36728 Backers of an initiative to require disclosures of genetic alterations of commercially sold food say they’ll bring in signatures to state elections official today Initiative 522. (click here for full text) is an initiative to the Legislature, which means it would first go to the Legislature for possible adoption.

Tim Eyman, the professional initiative promoter, also is bringing in signatures this morning for I-517, which he says will protect the initiative process. A background story on it is here and the full text is here.

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