Stories by David Boze
17 stories
Opinion: New study – Washington’s homelessness problem is worse than you think (and avoidable)
New data reveals Washington ranks first in chronic homelessness and per-capita overdose deaths nationwide.
Opinion: Charlie Kirk and warning signs for free speech
David Boze of the Washington Policy Center reflects on Charlie Kirk’s assassination, warning it reveals growing intolerance for free speech and underscoring the need to protect open debate.
Opinion: New metric shows how much Washington squanders environmental funding
David Boze argues Washington’s CO2 tax funding is wasteful, with many projects producing no climate benefit and others costing far more than private sector alternatives.
Opinion: OSPI Chief Chris Reykdal confronted by state data, blames partisanship for bad results
David Boze criticizes OSPI Chief Chris Reykdal for dismissing poor education results as partisan spin, despite the data coming from his own state agency.
Opinion: The 2025 Tax Tsunami in Washington state
David Boze of the Washington Policy Center warns that Washington state’s 2025 legislative session delivered the largest tax hike in state history despite already rising revenues.
Opinion: Should you fear the end of the Department of Education?
David Boze of the Washington Policy Center weighs in on whether eliminating the U. S. Department of Education could benefit Washington education.
Opinion: Electric Vehicle rebate program failed, but will it be expanded anyway?
Washington’s EV rebate program fell short, delivering just one cent of environmental benefit per dollar spent, raising questions about its future expansion.
Opinion: WA Progressives lost in 2024 – they just don’t know it
David Boze of the Washington Policy Center shares insights on local government policies and their impact.
Opinion: Levy failures and declining enrollment — what does it mean?
From Vancouver WA to Moses Lake and from Puyallup to Toppenish, parents are not granting their school district’s levy requests.
Opinion: Will Washington voters say no?
Ten times since 1934, Washington voters have said no to any kind of income taxes, including those targeting the wealthiest among us.
Opinion: Case builds for WA’s ‘Two-Faced Tax’ to be decided by SCOTUS
David Boze of the Washington Policy Center shares an editorial from the Wall Street Journal that provides a ‘scathing analysis’ of Washington’s income tax on capital gains
Opinion: The message from WPC’s Eastern Washington annual dinner
David Boze of the Washington Policy Center shares the theme offered by former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard.
Opinion: Educational choice is not only needed for schools now, but it’s needed to see what schools are capable of becoming
A new column by Discovery Institute’s Keri Ingraham, originally published in The Puget Sound Business Journal, but also found here, is a reminder of how, despite all the innovation and technology w…
Opinion: When confronted by WPC study on learning loss, OSPI changes the subject and attacks the messenger
Opinion: When confronted by WPC study on learning loss, OSPI changes the subject and attacks the messenger.
Opinion: Washington students were harmed by the governor’s school closure policy, so why is it still an option?
David Boze of the Washington Policy Center addresses the issue of school closures during the past two years and the potential for more going forward
Opinion: A year out from the new payroll tax collection, WPC releases study showing WA Cares program failing on multiple fronts
David Boze of the Washington Policy Center provides insight on Elizabeth Hovde’s study on the state’s long-term-care program
Opinion: On the language of the income tax debate, The Seattle Times nails it
David Boze of the Washington Policy Center shares how the editorial calls income tax advocates out, strips away their verbal camouflage and challenges them to debate ‘above board’ without ‘rhetoric…