Previewing this year's statewide ballot measures

There are several statewide measures that Washington voters will decide the fate of in next month's general election, as well as a plethora of non-binding advisory votes.

For Adams County, ballots were mailed out to voters last week. Ballots need to be returned to a drop box or postmarked by Tuesday, Nov. 5.

Initiative 976

Initiative 976-spearheaded by Tim Eyman, an anti-tax activist-is an Initiative to the Legislature that collected enough valid signatures in 2018 and was certified to appear before the legislature.

The initiative would:

-Limit annual license fees for vehicles weighing under 1...