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Opinion: Public records shed light on why Sound Transit removed “no state income tax” reference from CEO brochure
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center offers a step-by-step account of his search to reveal the truth
Opinion: State superintendent says he’s trying to cancel state assessment of student learning
Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center shares thoughts on Superintendent Chris Reykdahl’s comments about ‘the collapsing learning levels provided to publi…
Opinion: More exemptions sought, and more on the way, as people seek escape hatch from inadequate long-term-care program and burdensome payroll tax
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center states ‘the hits keep coming to individual and family budgets in a state where lawmakers prefer increased governmen…
Opinion: State’s new tax on CO2 emissions projected to add 46 cents per gallon to the cost of gas
Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center reports the potential impact of the new tax on businesses, including a possible $6.8 million in new taxes for the C…
Opinion: WEA asks state supreme court to do what voters won’t on income taxes
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center discusses how income tax advocates hope to use the new capital gains income tax to get the state supreme court just…
Opinion: Another minimum wage, job killing initiative is on the ballot in Tukwila this fall
Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center discusses the harm imposed by a high minimum wage.
Opinion: State environmental reports on CO2 and Snake River dams contradicted by their own sources
Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center discusses the need to determine whether these reports are a sincere effort at finding the truth or just a façade to…
Opinion: As summer travel season arrives, state vaccine mandate leads to cuts in ferry service
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center explains why Gov. Jay Inslee’s vaccine mandate on state employees deserves much of the blame for shortage of transp…
Opinion: Governor telegraphs appetite for future unconstitutional line-item vetoes
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center discusses issues over the governor’s use of executive authority.
Opinion: The rent is coming due and government mandates have made things more expensive
Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center discusses the issues with tenants and property owners created by the government mandates imposed during COVID
Opinion: Inslee booster mandate exacerbates current public health challenges
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center states ‘COVID-19 is serious, but it is no longer a public-health crisis’
Opinion: Statement on Governor Inslee’s press conference and U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in West Virginia v. U.S. EPA
Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center shares that the ‘ruling is more evidence that environmental policy that relies on politicians and bureaucracies is…