Washington: Initiative proposed to lower drinking age
A Moxee man is proposing to lower the drinking age in the state to 19 from 21. In an affidavit for a proposed initiative filed Wednesday, Dustin Reischman asks the Washington secretary of state to assign the initiative a number and submit it to the attorney general for a ballot title. Reischman, a 22-year-old junior at Washington State University, said he began researching the topic last semester as an independent study project. He concluded that many college students drink illegally, which leads to binge drinking and other irresponsible behaviors.