Initiative passing locally, statewide

OLYMPIA — Voters statewide are saying enough to government overreach on natural gas.

In a preliminary tally in the Nov. 5 general election, Initiative 2066 was passing with 2,515,296 supporting votes (51.22%) and 1,227,068 opposing votes (48.78%). In Spokane County the measure had 121,278 (59.52%) votes in favor and 82,445 (40.46%) opposed. The initiative would prohibit the state Building Code Council from discouraging the use of natural gas in any building. It requires gas and utility companies, cities or towns that provide natural gas to provide people or corporations natural gas even if oth...