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Opinion: $10.5 billion increase in revenue forecast since last March
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center discusses the state’s ever-increasing revenue and how it should lead lawmakers to be receptive to broad-based sales…
Opinion: Latest state test scores show massive drop in learning at Washington public schools
Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center discusses the decline in test scores in reading and math for state tests administered to students in November.
Opinion: State officials consider mandating COVID vaccines for child care and school children
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center questions whether the State Board of Health has the authority to mandate a COVID vaccine for children.
Opinion: Last mask standing? As other states return to normal, no end date yet for Washington’s indoor mask mandate
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center calls on Gov. Jay Inslee to announce Washington’s mask-free day.
WSDOT overwhelmingly denied accommodations to staff with approved religious exemptions
Mariya Frost of the Washington Policy Center provides insight of WSDOT’s actions to be in compliance with the governor’s vaccine mandate.
Opinion: We need more nurses not more regulations
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center believes state lawmakers need to resist bills that increase regulation and approve those that reduce barriers and h…
Opinion: Judge hears oral arguments in capital gains income tax case
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center offers a recap of the oral arguments in the capital gains income tax case.
Opinion: What now? Advice for people exempt from long-term-care payroll tax, given last week’s delay
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center offers advice to the hundreds of thousands of people who applied for exemption from the WA Cares Fund payroll tax.1
Opinion: Comprehensive research finds that lockdowns don’t work
Roger Stark of the Washington Policy Center writes that instead of targeting specific groups and using available data, government officials responded to the cr…
Opinion: Lawmakers delay the unpopular long-term-care entitlement program; paid family leave faces similar problems
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center addresses what’s next for the long-term-care entitlement program.
Opinion: WPC emergency powers reform testimony
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center offers readers an advance of his written comments prepared for the legislature’s public hearings on emergency power…
Opinion: Delay of the long-term-care program and payroll tax passes Senate committee
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center provides the latest information on the state-mandated, long-term-care fund.