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Opinion: Judge removes ‘excise tax’ from I-1929 (capital gains income tax repeal) ballot title
Opinion

Opinion: Judge removes ‘excise tax’ from I-1929 (capital gains income tax repeal) ballot title

Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center offers the latest on the Thursday ruling by a Thurston County Superior Court judge.

Apr 29, 2022

POLL: Do you believe that Twitter will be a more genuine free speech platform under the ownership of Elon Musk?
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POLL: Do you believe that Twitter will be a more genuine free speech platform under the ownership of Elon Musk?

Do you believe that Twitter will be a more genuine free speech platform under the ownership of Elon Musk?

Apr 28, 2022

Opinion: Q & A with former Attorney General Rob McKenna on capital gains income tax lawsuit next steps
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Opinion: Q & A with former Attorney General Rob McKenna on capital gains income tax lawsuit next steps

Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center interviews one of the lead attorneys for those challenging the capital gains income tax about what happens next

Apr 28, 2022

Musk’s Twitter takeover reveals the left for what it is
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Musk’s Twitter takeover reveals the left for what it is

Ben Shapiro asks if Twitter’s new owner will be able to restore ‘institutional trust to social media.’

Apr 27, 2022

Letter: Clark County Council doesn’t care about constituents in unincorporated Clark County!
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Letter: Clark County Council doesn’t care about constituents in unincorporated Clark County!

Ridgefield resident Maureen McKenna expresses her frustration about the planning of the 179th St. Access and Circulation Management Plan.

Apr 27, 2022

Opinion: Attorney General drops ‘excise tax’ from new proposed ballot title for I-1929
Opinion

Opinion: Attorney General drops ‘excise tax’ from new proposed ballot title for I-1929

Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center discusses the latest developments of the capital gains income tax repeal ballot title challenge.

Apr 26, 2022

Opinion: Blow the battle horn!
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Opinion: Blow the battle horn!

‘Unelected bureaucrats are destroying the republic and stripping away our civil liberties.’

Apr 26, 2022

Editorial: Value nothing more than the truth
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Editorial: Value nothing more than the truth

‘The foundation of totalitarianism is an ideology made of lies and it requires the masses to be too afraid to speak the truth.’

Apr 26, 2022

Opinion: One would think elected officials would learn their lesson
Opinion

Opinion: One would think elected officials would learn their lesson

Rep. Vicki Kraft offers her thoughts on the effort to bring light rail to Southwest Washington and continues her push for a third bridge over the Columbia River.

Apr 23, 2022

POLL: Do you agree with light rail as the choice for transit on the Interstate Bridge replacement project?
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POLL: Do you agree with light rail as the choice for transit on the Interstate Bridge replacement project?

Do you agree with light rail as the choice for transit on the Interstate Bridge replacement project?

Apr 21, 2022

Opinion: Apollo’s Misfire: Governor Inslee’s miserable record of predicting the future of climate and energy
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Opinion: Apollo’s Misfire: Governor Inslee’s miserable record of predicting the future of climate and energy

Fourteen years after the publication of Governor Inslee’s book, his record at predicting the direction of climate policy and innovation is extremely poor.

Apr 21, 2022

Opinion: Value nothing more than the truth
Opinion

Opinion: Value nothing more than the truth

Clark County Today Administrator Heidi Wetzler shares that ‘the foundation of totalitarianism is an ideology made of lies and it requires the masses to be too afraid to speak the truth.’

Apr 20, 2022

Opinion: 2022 supplemental budget brings huge increase in inflation-adjusted per-capita spending
Opinion

Opinion: 2022 supplemental budget brings huge increase in inflation-adjusted per-capita spending

Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center shares data that illustrates ongoing spending increases adopted by Washington lawmakers.

Apr 20, 2022

Opinion: Big to-do list for group overseeing state’s long-term-care law
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Opinion: Big to-do list for group overseeing state’s long-term-care law

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center provides insight into the Monday meeting of the Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Commission.

Apr 20, 2022

Opinion: I-1929 ballot title challenge opening brief filed
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Opinion: I-1929 ballot title challenge opening brief filed

Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center shares details of the capital gains income tax repeal effort.

Apr 19, 2022

Opinion: Washington state stubbornly refuses to cut taxes for families
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Opinion: Washington state stubbornly refuses to cut taxes for families

Chris Cargill of the Washington Policy Center points out how the hardliners in the Washington State Legislature have decided to keep extra money for their own spending priorities.

Apr 19, 2022

Opinion: State epidemiologist ‘proud’ of agency’s failed COVID contact tracing program, says everyone else is to blame
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Opinion: State epidemiologist ‘proud’ of agency’s failed COVID contact tracing program, says everyone else is to blame

Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center discusses the consistent failure of the state’s contact tracing program during the pandemic.

Apr 18, 2022

Opinion: Majority of Democratic trifecta states pursuing broad tax relief
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Opinion: Majority of Democratic trifecta states pursuing broad tax relief

Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center points out that while Gov. Inslee and the majority party passed on the opportunity to provide broad-based tax relief in 2022, other Democrat-controlled…

Apr 18, 2022