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Opinion: Don’t hold it against us – how disclaimers undermine the value of government reports
Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center offers three recent examples of how politicians and the media frequently ignore these limits to make bold, but unsu…
Opinion: What is causing the increase in catastrophic wildfires?
Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center explains that using catastrophic fire to justify climate policy is about political messaging, and is not a strategy…
Opinion: California dreaming on tax relief
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center states that it is long past time for state officials to prioritize broad-based tax relief for Washingtonians.
Opinion: Local watchdog sends cease and desist letter to state on capital gains income tax rules
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center believes it is ‘troubling that DOR won’t commit to not collecting the capital gains income tax’
Opinion: Secretly negotiated state government pay raises to cost taxpayers more than $1 billion
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center offers an update of what the government employee unions describe as the ‘largest compensation package’ in history.
Opinion: Markets and innovation, not government, are the key to reducing climate change risk
Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center states ‘the simple truth is that the more you care about climate change, the less you should rely on the promises o…
Opinion: Washington minimum wage for 2023 to be $15.74 per hour
Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center points out that the results of a high artificial minimum wage are exactly the opposite of the proponents desired re…
Opinion: Next step for Inslee’s permanent vaccine mandate
Elizabeth Hovde shares why the Washington Policy Center recommends the Legislature repeal this mandate when it meets this coming January.
Opinion: Governor agrees to keep future government employee compensation talks secret
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center states, ‘state and local government employment contracts should not be negotiated in secret.’
Opinion: State agency is making rules for Inslee’s permanent vaccine mandate
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center reports that even though Washington’s state of emergency ends in October, that won’t take away the vaccine mandate…
Opinion: The message from WPC’s Eastern Washington annual dinner
David Boze of the Washington Policy Center shares the theme offered by former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard.
Opinion: Washington’s slow and restrictive permit process is jeopardizing European investment in the state
Mark Harmsworth reports the Washington Policy Center welcomes Gov. Inslee’s renewed interest in streamlining government permitting rules which historically have been a…