Stories by Todd Myers
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Opinion: Wildfire risk demands a more flexible approach to roadless areas
Washington Policy Center's Todd Myers supports rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule to give local forest managers more flexibility to reduce catastrophic wildfire risk.
Opinion: The forest is burning; the roadless rule is making it worse
Todd Myers argues the 136,000-acre Little Giant Fire is burning through two roadless areas, illustrating the risk of unmanaged dead timber in protected federal forests.
Opinion: What is pushing Washington’s gas prices above $5 again? Two truths and one myth
Myers argues Washington's CCA adds about 52 cents per gallon, a claim Ecology disputed but its own commissioned study supports.
Opinion: Don’t blame AI – Why electricity rates are rising in Washington
State climate mandates, not AI or data centers, are the primary force pushing Washington utility bills higher.
Opinion: The growing gap between public voice and political power
Todd Myers describes how large-scale protest and sign-ins often fail to sway state leaders, and argues authentic influence is most likely found through local action.
Opinion: Study shows 2025’s record tax increases reduce Washington’s GDP growth and worker pay
Todd Myers writes that a new economic analysis projects Washington’s 2025 tax increases will slow GDP growth and reduce wages over the next several years.
Opinion: State CO2 report shows 86% of Washington’s claimed climate benefits are probably fake
Todd Myers argues a state climate report significantly overstates emissions reductions and raises concerns about data accuracy and accountability in Washington’s climate spending.
Opinion: Tax hikes won’t fix a spending problem
Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center argues that Washington’s budget crisis is self-inflicted, driven by overspending and misplaced priorities rather than lack of revenue.
Opinion: OSPI scrubs website of key data
Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center criticizes OSPI for removing key student achievement data from its website, arguing that the lack of transparency makes it harder to hold officials accoun…
Opinion: Gov. Ferguson promises to make the state more responsive. Here’s how he can make that happen
Todd Myers outlines steps Gov. Bob Ferguson’s new “Your Washington” program must take to succeed where past reforms failed: set real deadlines, enforce meaningful metrics, and ensure accountability.
Opinion: Making Pacific Northwest forests healthy using the Good Neighbor Authority
Todd Myers highlights how the Good Neighbor Authority helps states and tribes partner with the federal government to improve forest health and reduce wildfire risk.
Opinion: State AG sues Trump Administration for doing what WA state also does
Todd Myers argues that AG Nick Brown’s lawsuit against the Trump Administration over federal spending caps is hypocritical, since Washington imposes similar limits in its own laws and budgets.
Opinion: Politics won’t help the planet — just ask Jay Inslee
Todd Myers argues former Gov. Jay Inslee prioritized politics over results, noting Washington’s climate policies failed to cut emissions despite bold promises.
Opinion: Climate Commitment Act spending expands government but does little for tangible environmental benefits
Todd Myers says more than 70% of CO2 tax spending in Washington’s 2025-27 budget goes to bureaucracy and planning—not projects with measurable environmental gains.
Opinion: Where does Washington state spend the CO2 tax revenue? More government
Todd Myers of Washington Policy Center argues that most CO2 tax revenue in Washington is spent on bureaucracy, not direct environmental benefits. He calls for science-based reforms.
Opinion: Washington’s already high gas taxes jump another six cents per gallon, driving prices up
Washington Policy Center’s Todd Myers warns that gas prices are climbing again as both state gas and CO2 taxes increase — with little to show in road quality.
Opinion: President Trump signs memorandum to protect the Snake River dams
Todd Myers argues that President Trump’s new memorandum rescinding Biden-era policies is a positive step toward protecting the Snake River dams, energy reliability, and salmon recovery.
Opinion: Washington’s CO2 tax jumps 16% in just three months to about 46 cents per gallon
In an opinion column, Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center argues that Washington’s carbon-tax price rose 16 percent last quarter to the equivalent of about 46 cents per gallon of gasoline, y…
Opinion: Washington EV sales have stalled and are far short of state’s arbitrary targets
Todd Myers argues that Washington’s electric vehicle sales data show state lawmakers must abandon unrealistic targets and focus on more practical CO2 reduction strategies.
Opinion: Washington’s 2025 legislative session doubled down on a decade of decline
Washington Policy Center analyst Todd Myers argues Gov. Ferguson’s first session continued a decade-long trend of higher taxes and bigger budgets while basic state services still falter.
Opinion: Prescription price controls and rationing would undermine the innovation that has saved so many
Todd Myers argues that U. S. adoption of prescription price controls would endanger future medical innovation and limit patient access to life-changing treatments.
Opinion: What the 2025 legislature tells us about why Washington’s government keeps failing
Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center argues that Washington’s government fails because it resists humility, experimentation, and accountability in its policymaking.
Opinion: An Earth Day Lesson – Last year’s biggest environmental victories came from free markets
Todd Myers argues that Earth Day should highlight free-market solutions and grassroots innovation as more effective tools for environmental stewardship than top-down mandates.
Opinion: Time to limit emergency clauses and give voters a choice
Todd Myers urges the governor to remove emergency clauses from bills that appear intended to block voter input rather than address real emergencies.
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