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Gov. Chris Gregoire looked at the resounding rejection of tax measures in this state and dropped her head. "I don't have a path forward to be honest with you," Gregoire told KING 5. Voters across all 39 counties in Washington state rejected Initiative 1098, the measure concerning establishing a state income tax.snip The state deficit is at $4.5 billion. Gregoire told KIRO Radio's Ross and Burbank Show that the voters decisions Tuesday night means the state must cut another $220 million in the next two years.snip "I don't think this is taking out a pair of scissors and cutting around...