Fact Sheet and Key Points There is a misconception that this is an ‘anti-tax’ story. It is not. These are the most compelling and outrageous aspects to support each possible story idea. We’ve made the first sentence a ‘teaser’ to make it easy to skim for relevant...
Help TODAY: 03/01/2016 - Another Hiccup in the Efforts Washington State Martial Arts School Owners Mar 1, 2016 — We WERE able to get a hearing yesterday at the Ways & Means Committee on HB2334. Huge thank you to Chairman Hill for the opportunity! Unfortunately they HAVEN'T decided whether...
Link to story A dozen students kneel before Cliff Lenderman as he leads an evening martial arts class, pausing for a lesson that has little to do with kicks or punches. “Goals we set are goals we get,” Lenderman tells the group of 8- to 14-year-olds. “Right?” “Goals...
Washington State Martial Arts School Owners Feb 12, 2016 — Washington Martial Arts Enthusiasts, Our Association is working hard to get the taxation of martial arts reversed before April 1, 2016. Seconds ago we won another major battle...
UPDATE 01/26/2016 - NEXT STEP ACTION NEEDED! HB 2334 Passes Unanimously out of House Finance Committee! Dear Martial Arts Members: Congratulations! Our legislation HB 2334, that repeals the sales tax on martial arts, Prime Sponsored by Rep. Cindy Ryu, passed unanimously today with both Republican and Democrat votes...
We are so proud of our WA State Martial Arts community coming together Friday morning in Olympia to show their support for HB 2334! 400 people filled up the main conference room, 4 other overflow rooms and the hallways. This was an important step in...