In a blog post this morning, Microsoft executive VP and general counsel Brad Smith announced the company's firm opposition to Tim Eyman's I-1125, urging employees and the general public to vote "No," saying that it is "the wrong vision for our transportation future."

As a company, we’re opposing Initiative 1125 on the Washington state ballot this November because it would seriously undermine improvements to our transportation infrastructure, unfairly eliminate options for commuters, and impact the state’s economy.

[...] I-1125 would also make it harder to build a healthy overall road network because it would bar the state from using toll revenue from one road to make improvements on roads that connect to it. And it would prohibit the use of different tolling rates for different times of day, and prevent the state from adding new High Occupancy Toll lanes, even though these have helped reduce congestion elsewhere. Put together, all this would risk stalling progress on much-needed projects across the state.

Of real concern to Microsoft, restricting the use of tolling to support transportation investment would put the 520 bridge replacement at risk.

Earlier this month, Microsoft added another $600,000 to the No campaign, on top of the $100,000 it had previously contributed, while Smith backed up his words with a $25,000 personal contribution, and CEO Steve Balmer kicked in $100,000. Altogether, Microsoft and its top executives have contributed about half of the No campaign's $1.6 million in cash contributions. Meanwhile, Smith's friend, I-1125 sugar daddy Kemper Freeman, has apparently declined to put more money into Eyman's latest dystopic initiative, after already sinking $1.1 million into getting it onto the ballot.