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Opinion: Study from the University of Washington shows the $15 minimum wage did not help income inequality
Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center shares a recent study on the impact, or lack thereof, of the increased minimum wage.
POLL: Are you in favor of increasing the number of law enforcement officers in Clark County, which means increased funding for police agencies?
Are you in favor of increasing the number of law enforcement officers in Clark County, which means increased funding for police agencies?
Opinion: Is Washington state capable of providing broad-based tax relief?
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center discusses $8 billion reasons why lawmakers should consider finally providing tax relief next session.
Letter: Vancouver Public School parents in the dark again
Vancouver resident Katie Bauer discusses the Vancouver School District’s plan to open COVID testing sites on five school campuses.
Opinion: Repeal of long-term-care law is already filed
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center offers information about House Bill 1594 to repeal the state’s law creating a long-term care and payroll tax.
Opinion: Briefs filed in capital gains income tax lawsuit
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center shares information included in the opening briefs submitted to the court.
Opinion: Time to Address the Emergency Powers Act
In her weekly Dangerous Rhetoric column, Nancy Churchill discusses Gov. Jay Inslee’s use of the Emergency Powers Act.
Opinion: Up to 28,000 unemployed Washington residents may have to repay their unemployment benefits
Similar to the problems in California, Washington is now facing the prospect that many unemployed claimants, who legitimately thought they were eligible for benefits, will now be asked to repay them.
Opinion: State Board of Education consultant says purpose of Ethnic Studies/Critical Race Theory curriculum is to “destabilize” and “tear down” public education
Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center shares her testimony before the State Board of Education.
Letter: Immunity 101, can we turn this around?
Vancouver resident James Clark discusses two types of viruses and why it matters in this letter to the editor.
POLL: Are government and health officials overreacting to news of the COVID Omicron variant?
Are government and health officials overreacting to news of the COVID Omicron variant?
Opinion: The government is making businesses throw away thousands of bottles of hand sanitizer
Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center believes it’s a perfect example of how government overreach and regulation can make it impossible to do business.
Opinion: WSDOT has spent over $234 million in constitutionally protected road funds to benefit transit, bike and pedestrian projects
Mariya Frost of the Washington Policy Center examines how the agency is spending funds that are dedicated by the state constitution’s 18th amendment.
Opinion: A wonderful future lies ahead
In her weekly column, Nancy Churchill shares that ‘it’s time to stop complaining and get involved in our wonderful system of self-government as the founders envisioned it. ’
Opinion: Is the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program destined to follow the CRC to the bottom of the Columbia River?
Clark County Today Editor Ken Vance shares the reasons for his fear that the current attempt to create an I-5 Bridge replacement project will end in a similar fate as the CRC.
Opinion: Washington state’s latest universal health care commission scheduled to meet Nov. 30
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center says ‘For lawmakers to convene yet another state commission to push imposing socialized medicine on the people of Washington state might be called th…
POLL: The Interstate Bridge Replacement Program is the second attempt to get an I-5 Bridge replacement project approved. Will it succeed or fail?
The Interstate Bridge Replacement Program is the second attempt to get an I-5 Bridge replacement project approved. Will it culminate in an ultimate approval by Washington and Oregon lawmakers or wi…
Opinion: Washington State has ‘the worst of both worlds, high spending and poor roadways’
Mariya Frost of the Washington Policy Center shares that lawmakers should consider meaningful reforms before giving the state Department of Transportation additional tax revenue.