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Opinion: Senate Bill 5770 would overturn Initiative 747 passed by the voters in 2001
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Opinion: Senate Bill 5770 would overturn Initiative 747 passed by the voters in 2001

Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center says lawmakers need to get serious about housing affordability instead of hurting the homeowners and renters of Washington by arbitrarily increasing…

Jan 18, 2024

Letter: Florida’s move to Constitutional Carriage of firearms reduces crime
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Letter: Florida’s move to Constitutional Carriage of firearms reduces crime

Yacolt resident Thomas Schenk believes Washington should follow Florida’s move to Constitutional Carriage of firearms.

Jan 18, 2024

Opinion: National lab study shows EVs are more expensive than gas-powered cars and provide modest CO2 reduction
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Opinion: National lab study shows EVs are more expensive than gas-powered cars and provide modest CO2 reduction

Do electric vehicles (EVs) affordably reduce CO2 emissions and save money for their owners despite their higher purchase price?

Jan 17, 2024

Opinion: The curious last-minute lawsuit to stop a free market merger
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Opinion: The curious last-minute lawsuit to stop a free market merger

The state of Washington is suing to stop the merger of Kroger and Albertsons.

Jan 17, 2024

Opinion: Cold weather reveals wind’s vulnerabilities and the need to empower energy consumers
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Opinion: Cold weather reveals wind’s vulnerabilities and the need to empower energy consumers

Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center discusses the need to ensure Washington has energy sources that can be turned on when needed.

Jan 15, 2024

Opinion: Keep unemployment benefits for people who lose work through no fault of their own
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Opinion: Keep unemployment benefits for people who lose work through no fault of their own

A pair of bills moving in the Washington State Legislature would allow striking workers to receive unemployment benefits.

Jan 14, 2024

Opinion: SB 5882 would cut the ratio of teachers in public schools
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Opinion: SB 5882 would cut the ratio of teachers in public schools

Lawmakers are considering SB 5882, a bill to cut the ratio of certified teachers in public schools by increasing the number of non-teaching employees.

Jan 13, 2024

POLL: What is a more efficient way to raise funds for transportation projects?
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POLL: What is a more efficient way to raise funds for transportation projects?

What is a more efficient way to raise funds for transportation projects?

Jan 11, 2024

Opinion: Washington state should stop collecting dues for unions, protect worker rights instead
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Opinion: Washington state should stop collecting dues for unions, protect worker rights instead

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center believes the state-union partnership helps keep public workers in the dark about their rights.

Jan 11, 2024

Opinion: State agencies fail the basic math of CO2 cost, but believe they can do the calculus of economic transformation
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Opinion: State agencies fail the basic math of CO2 cost, but believe they can do the calculus of economic transformation

Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center doesn’t believe adding more power to the government and more taxpayer subsidies to failed policies won’t solve that problem.

Jan 10, 2024

Opinion: How to influence lawmaking in Olympia
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Opinion: How to influence lawmaking in Olympia

Nancy Churchill explains how a busy hard-working average citizen throws some sand in the gears, and slows down some of the oncoming nonsense?

Jan 10, 2024

Letter: It’s an election year … know how I can tell?
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Letter: It’s an election year … know how I can tell?

Washougal resident Anne Haller discusses what she believes are the negative consequences of the NRA’s messaging.

Jan 10, 2024

Opinion: Most education choice options are NOT vouchers, despite claims
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Opinion: Most education choice options are NOT vouchers, despite claims

Opinion: Most education choice options are NOT vouchers, despite claims. Chris Cargill of the Mountain States Policy Center discusses the misleading phrasing from those opposed to giving families m…

Jan 9, 2024

Opinion: State is going after the wrong goals in health care
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Opinion: State is going after the wrong goals in health care

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center provides an update on the recent Universal Health Care Commission meeting.

Jan 8, 2024

Opinion: It looks like the Interstate Bridge Replacement could cost $9 billion
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Opinion: It looks like the Interstate Bridge Replacement could cost $9 billion

Just 13 months after raising the price of the Interstate Bridge Replacement (IBR) project by more than 50 percent, the state DOTs say it will cost even more.

Jan 5, 2024

POLL: Do you believe things are likely to get much better or somewhat better for your household in 2024?
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POLL: Do you believe things are likely to get much better or somewhat better for your household in 2024?

Do you believe things are likely to get much better or somewhat better for your household in 2024?

Jan 5, 2024

Opinion: Documents show Gov. Inslee knew a tax on CO2 would significantly increase gas prices
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Opinion: Documents show Gov. Inslee knew a tax on CO2 would significantly increase gas prices

Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center explains how it has been obvious the governor and his administration knew they were lying about how a tax on CO2 would significantly increase gas prices.

Jan 4, 2024

Opinion: United States Supreme Court to consider hearing Washington capital gains tax lawsuit during Friday conference
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Opinion: United States Supreme Court to consider hearing Washington capital gains tax lawsuit during Friday conference

The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to review the petition for certiorari filed by the plaintiffs in Quinn v Washington. The petition challenges the US Constitutionality of Washington’s approach to…

Jan 3, 2024