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Opinion: Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen thinks Washington is a great place to do business
Washington Policy Center’s Mark Harmsworth challenges Sen. Jamie Pedersen’s claim that Washington is a top state for business, pointing to d…
Opinion: Want lower health care costs? Start with better policies
Elizabeth New of the Washington Policy Center argues that state lawmakers are worsening health care affordability by imposing new taxes and restricting market so…
Opinion: Will the Capital Gains Tax increase to 9.9% cause businesses to leave the state?
Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center argues that Washington’s capital gains tax hike could backfire by driving businesses and investors out of the state…
Opinion: The 2025 Tax Tsunami in Washington state
David Boze of the Washington Policy Center warns that Washington state’s 2025 legislative session delivered the largest tax hike in state history despite alre…
Opinion: Washington’s CO2 tax jumps 16% in just three months to about 46 cents per gallon
In an opinion column, Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center argues that Washington’s carbon-tax price rose 16 percent last quarter to the equivalent of about 46 cents per gall…
Opinion: You want to know how much Washington State now taxes you?
Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center outlines the major new taxes imposed on Washington residents and estimates the impact on someone earning $75,000 an…
Opinion: The Minimum Wage Trap – Why higher wages don’t solve Washington’s affordability crisis
Washington Policy Center’s Mark Harmsworth argues that raising the minimum wage does not address the root causes of Washington state’s affor…
Opinion: Washington’s 2025 legislative session doubled down on a decade of decline
Washington Policy Center analyst Todd Myers argues Gov. Ferguson’s first session continued a decade-long trend of higher taxes and bigger bu…
Opinion: Illinois is about to help property owners evict squatters when someone moves into a home without permission
Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center argues for Washington to adopt legislation similar to Illinois Senate Bill 1563 to help property owners evict squat…
Opinion: The 2025 Washington Legislative Session – Small business, taxation, and business regulation
Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center outlines how the 2025 legislative session’s new taxes and regulations will impact small businesses across Washingto…
Opinion: What the 2025 legislature tells us about why Washington’s government keeps failing
Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center argues that Washington’s government fails because it resists humility, experimentation, and accountability in its p…
Opinion: Washington state Legislature 2025: That’s a wrap
Elizabeth New (Hovde) of the Washington Policy Center breaks down the highlights and lowlights of Washington’s 2025 legislative session, warning of rising taxes and new…