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Opinion: Government agency creates program to fight costly small business regulations created by government agency programs
Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center wants Commerce to refocus the $3.1 million it is spending to reduce the barriers the state created into simplifying…
Washington Policy Center names respected transportation analyst Charles Prestrud to lead Coles Center for Transportation
Washington Policy Center (WPC) has named Charles Prestrud as director of WPC’s Coles Center for Transportation.
Rulemaking is final, but authority to require a vaccine still unclear
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center explains why it is time for peace in the land when it comes to vaccines.
Doubling down on failure is not an effective environmental strategy
Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center explains why those who pretend government programs will work as expected and are the only option are engaging in wi…
Opinion: New test scores find that if the Catholic school system were a state it would rank number one in the nation
Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center believes that expanding choices both within and outside the traditional system would give every family the same lea…
Opinion: Taxpayers object to effort to collect capital gains income tax before state Supreme Court ruling
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center shares information from the attorney general’s motion asking the state Supreme Court to allow the Department of Rev…
Opinion: Former IRS attorney ‘dumbfounded’ by Washington’s capital gains income tax arguments
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center shares an interview with former IRS attorney Steven Hankin.
Opinion: My recent debate shows why Washington families need school choice to catch up with the rest of the nation
Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center hopes the new legislature can catch up and provide a real ‘System of Support’ that families can use to access high-…
Opinion: DNR program needs to hit pause for transparency
Pam Lewison of the Washington Policy Center believes that, from a policy perspective, the rub comes from an agency heading down a path that leads away from wil…
Opinion: Long-term-care payroll tax discussion includes skepticism
Regardless of the new study, Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center states why it’s important for all of us to reflect on how tax rates rise over time.
Opinion: AG asks state Supreme Court to allow collection of capital gains income tax before final ruling
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center shares why the actions by all levels of state government surrounding the efforts to impose a capital gains income t…
Opinion: It’s election season, which means some public workers are feeling politicked against
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center shares why heavy union politicking in election season offers a reminder why being a member of a public union should…