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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…
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.
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’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…
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 enf…
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 improvem…
Opinion: ‘Tis the season for reflection, gratitude
Pam Lewison of the Washington Policy Center takes a look at the policy struggles and hopes of 2022.
Washington state auditor: The Employment Security Department still hasn’t fixed its problems
Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center shares conclusions made by the Auditor’s office performance audit.
Opinion: It has been a bad few months for science in Washington state
Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center explains how repeatedly ignoring scientific assessments has a corrosive effect on the role science plays in decisio…
Opinion: Attorney General says don’t question motives of lawmakers on capital gains income tax
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center offers the latest developments of the capital gains income tax case before the state Supreme Court.
Opinion: Washington State Government doesn’t want housing to be affordable despite the rhetoric
Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center says it’s time the government got out of the way, repeal unnecessary and over burdensome laws and let builders and…