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Opinion: Promising prescription to help combat unnecessarily higher drug prices
Opinion

Opinion: Promising prescription to help combat unnecessarily higher drug prices

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center explains how pharmaceutical benefit managers might have a role in the drug market, but only if they are helping, rather than hurting, patients.

May 31, 2022

Opinion: Plans are in place to force Oregonians to pay for the privilege of waiting in traffic
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Opinion: Plans are in place to force Oregonians to pay for the privilege of waiting in traffic

Eric Fruits of the Cascade Policy Institute warns that Oregon’s tolling program, which will have a significant impact on Southwest Washington drivers, is coming more quickly than you would think.

May 31, 2022

Opinion: Will diesel exhaust fluid crash the economy?
Opinion

Opinion: Will diesel exhaust fluid crash the economy?

In her weekly column, Nancy Churchill discusses how a possible shortage of DEF could bring the trucking industry to its knees.

May 31, 2022

POLL: Should the Inslee Administration be allowed to ask Washington taxpayers to subsidize health plans available to undocumented residents living in the state?
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POLL: Should the Inslee Administration be allowed to ask Washington taxpayers to subsidize health plans available to undocumented residents living in the state?

Should the Inslee Administration be allowed to ask Washington taxpayers to subsidize health plans available to undocumented residents living in the state?

May 26, 2022

Opinion: State taxpayers might be paying up to $1 billion a year subsidizing health insurance for undocumented residents
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Opinion: State taxpayers might be paying up to $1 billion a year subsidizing health insurance for undocumented residents

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center reveals how the Inslee Administration is trying to obligate Washington taxpayers to even more payments that would include years of obligation.

May 26, 2022

Opinion: Doubling down on a bad idea, how about those gas prices?
Opinion

Opinion: Doubling down on a bad idea, how about those gas prices?

In her weekly column, Nancy Churchill takes a deeper look at Washington’s ever-increasing gas prices.

May 24, 2022

Opinion: The I-5 Bridge Replacement Project’s administrators are misleading state legislators about light rail
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Opinion: The I-5 Bridge Replacement Project’s administrators are misleading state legislators about light rail

The Cascade Policy Institute disputes information provided by the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program team.

May 20, 2022

POLL: Should doctors who prescribe ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine be protected by law?
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POLL: Should doctors who prescribe ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine be protected by law?

Should doctors who prescribe ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine be protected by law?

May 20, 2022

Opinion: Sending hopeful messages about state’s long-term-care law doesn’t make it a good deal; exemptions continue
Opinion

Opinion: Sending hopeful messages about state’s long-term-care law doesn’t make it a good deal; exemptions continue

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center provides insight that cuts through administrators’ messages of hope.

May 18, 2022

Opinion: Congress holds hearing on emergency powers reform
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Opinion: Congress holds hearing on emergency powers reform

Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center discusses arguments made at congressional hearing for legislative oversight on the need for state reforms.

May 17, 2022

Opinion: WEA to taxpayers – Open your wallet wider
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Opinion: WEA to taxpayers – Open your wallet wider

In her weekly column, Nancy Churchill discusses a brief filed by the Washington Education Association in support of a state income tax.

May 16, 2022

Letter: ‘There is no evidence that demand for transit ridership will increase any time in the near future’
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Letter: ‘There is no evidence that demand for transit ridership will increase any time in the near future’

Portland resident Jim Karlock states ‘there is even less demand for service across the Columbia River.’

May 16, 2022

Opinion: Just say no
Opinion

Opinion: Just say no

“The Oregon and Washington highway departments are at it again, pushing a 10- or 12-lane, five mile long freeway widening project that’s likely to cost at least $5 billion.”

May 13, 2022

Opinion: Raiding protected reserve account (BSA) leads to confusion
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Opinion: Raiding protected reserve account (BSA) leads to confusion

Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center shares that social media comments make it look like some folks didn’t read the entire report to see the analysis of unrestricted reserves and believed…

May 13, 2022

POLL: Do you believe Gov. Inslee should change his long-standing messaging, which continuously shames those who are vaccine hesitant?
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POLL: Do you believe Gov. Inslee should change his long-standing messaging, which continuously shames those who are vaccine hesitant?

Do you believe Gov. Inslee should change his long-standing messaging, which continuously shames those who are vaccine hesitant?

May 13, 2022

Opinion: New COVID-19 messaging from governor is needed; old script is dangerous, booster case numbers concerning
Opinion

Opinion: New COVID-19 messaging from governor is needed; old script is dangerous, booster case numbers concerning

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center explains why Gov. Inslee’s messaging suggesting vaccination controls spread is not only wrong but reckless.

May 12, 2022

Opinion: King County COVID data offer a lesson in the bias of ‘experts’
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Opinion: King County COVID data offer a lesson in the bias of ‘experts’

Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center shares how the King County Department of Health provides a good example of how the bias of experts manifests itself in public policy.

May 12, 2022

Opinion: WEA asks state Supreme Court to ignore voters and blow open the door for income taxes
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Opinion: WEA asks state Supreme Court to ignore voters and blow open the door for income taxes

Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center reveals information from a brief filed by the Washington Education Association.

May 11, 2022