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Opinion: Bipartisan tax transparency website bill introduced
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center offers a thank you to Sen. Lynda Wilson and Sen. Christine Rolfes for introducing SB 5158 to help advance this tax transparency reform.
Letter: Citizen activist ‘is nothing less than an asset to us all’
Vancouver resident NC Zepeda responds to Jan. 3 letter to the editor by Wynn Grcich.
Commentary: When Damar Hamlin went down, Americans didn’t turn to atheism
Michael Brown notes: At times of crisis in our culture, ‘prayer is welcomed rather than ridiculed. ’
Opinion: State house speaker expresses support for removing state barriers to work
Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center believes legislators should strengthen House Bill 1009 so that the promise of reducing barriers to access into the workforce is realized
Opinion: ODOT is gassed up and ready to go on tolling
ODOT is gassed up and ready to go with tolling, but they have no idea where they’re going or what they’ll do once they get there.
Opinion: What can I do to influence lawmakers?
In her weekly column, Nancy Churchill discusses ways citizens can become involved in lawmaking.
Opinion: Attorney General goes on capital gains income tax rabbit hunt
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center disputes the claim that a tax on capital gains income is an ‘excise tax’ rather than an income tax.
POLL: Should inmates serving time in Washington prisons be paid minimum wage for work performed while they are incarcerated?
Should inmates serving time in Washington prisons be paid minimum wage for work performed while they are incarcerated?
Opinion: Senate rules propose Title-Only bill ban
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center explains why he believes Title-only bills aren’t worth the paper they’re printed on.
Opinion: One window closes, another opens: Four new groups of workers can seek exemption from long-term-care tax
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center outlines the four new groups of Washington state workers are eligible for an exemption
Opinion: Washington Academy of Sciences recommends reducing seal and sea lion populations to help salmon
Some of the largest concentrations of sea lions are at the mouth of the Columbia, intercepting salmon as they travel to the ocean, or back to the Columbia and Snake rivers to spawn.
Opinion: Washington’s CO2 emissions increase again, contradicting Inslee Administration predictions
Rather than continuing to follow the path of failed policy, Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center suggests legislators and agency staff should stop pretending they can effectively reduce state…
Letter: Tis The Season To Lose Your Freedoms fa la la la …la la la !
Vancouver resident Wynn Grcich believes Clark County may be the next to lose freedoms.
Opinion: Gov. Inslee’s green new steal
In her weekly column, Nancy Churchill states that ‘our state’s Democratic leaders only care about the environment when it can be used to transfer wealth from the taxpayers into their pet projects. ’
POLL: Should the state legislature adopt recommended changes to I-1474 to enable law enforcement to pursue criminal activity when appropriate?
Should the state legislature adopt recommended changes to I-1474 to enable law enforcement to pursue criminal activity when appropriate?
Opinion: Stop Freakin’ Call Beacon, not the Seattle Police (spoiler alert: it’s not their fault)
Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center provides an example of why the state legislature needs to adopt the recommended changes in I-1474 to enable law enforcement to pursue criminal activi…
Opinion: California employment law could potentially land Washington employers in hot water
California Senate Bill 1162 (SB 1162), recently signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsome, could potentially have some unintended consequences for Washington State employers.
The National Transportation Safety Board reports 119 deaths while using electric bikes, scooters
Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center believes the scooter companies continuing to provide scooter services should pay their fair share for road improvements to run their services safely.