Sales and gas taxes would drop, and the governor’s emergency powers would be limited if initiatives currently in the works end up passing in the legislature, or by voters. But one issue is the priority for the organization behind 11 initiatives currently in the signature-gathering phase. Let’s Go Washington’s I-1474 would allow for more police chases. “It is the most important reform that we need right now in our state government,” said Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen. Walsh said he is volunteering as the organization’s policy advisor. Walsh said the group is trying to gather more than 400,000 signatures on petitions to present state legislators in January. “It’s going to be close,” said Walsh, at a signature-gathering kiosk at Puyallup’s South Hill Mall. If organizers collect enough signatures for the initiatives to the legislature, lawmakers will have to either enact the policies or send the issue to voters. In 2021, legislators enacted new limits on when police could pursue suspects in vehicles. Under the law, officers would need probable cause a violent or sexual crime had been committed. Suspects accused of driving under the influence could also be chased. Walsh said I-1474 would allow for pursuits when an officer has reasonable suspicion a crime has been committed, and more crimes would be considered pursuable, including burglary and theft. READ THE FULL STORY: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/tax-breaks-police-pursuits-initiative-effort/281-27ff2f40-8180-43b7-b17b-3ef774ad08ff