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Opinion: The effect of emergency-ordered school closing, learning loss and mask mandates on children
Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center offers more insight on how Washington’s school closure policy caused children significant learning losses and other…
Opinion: Updated numbers on people exempted from state’s long-term-care program and payroll tax
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center provides an update from the Employment Security Department on exemption applications.
Opinion: Washington students were harmed by the governor’s school closure policy, so why is it still an option?
David Boze of the Washington Policy Center addresses the issue of school closures during the past two years and the potential for more going forward
Opinion: 900 days of emergency orders with no end in sight
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center offers a history of Washington’s emergency orders during the pandemic
Opinion: Employment Security Department denies wrongdoing despite internal memos proving otherwise
Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center discusses a recent audit that finds theft of over $600 million of taxpayer funds was primarily due to insufficient…
Opinion: CDC acknowledges changing situation with COVID-19; Inslee has some catching up to do
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center explains why the vaccine mandate needs to be thrown out along with the booster directive.
Opinion: How much will Washington’s new CO2 tax increase gas prices? Let’s bet!
Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center is willing to put his reputation and much more on the line.
Opinion: Dissent in mask mandate court ruling encourages more emergency powers legislative oversight
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center explains why ‘It is time to end governance by press release and return to the normal public legislative process’
Opinion: State-employment vaccine mandate remains — but boosters for state employees will likely be incentivized, not required
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center points out that instead of patient-centered health decisions about COVID-19, made between doctors and patients, we…
Opinion: The plot thickens – Union negotiations appear able to alter Inslee’s booster-inclusive vaccine mandate for state employment
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center deciphers some conflicting information regarding an update to the booster-inclusive vaccine mandate for state emplo…
Opinion: Washington state auditor identifies 62 federal audit findings against Washington agencies
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center points out that many of the violations were with accounting and use of federal COVID relief funds.
Opinion: Build Back Better ‘Light; passes the U.S. Senate – What it actually means for Americans
Dr. Roger Stark of the Washington Policy Center states ‘the Democrats had no mandate from the American public to pass this disaster.’