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Opinion: Washington Governor Jay Inslee agrees to $412 million in pay raises for union employees
Jason Mercier, of the Washington Policy Center, offers details of Gov. Jay Inslee’s pay raise agreement with union employees.
Opinion: School boards can keep more families from leaving public education by rejecting race politics and focusing on core learning
Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center discusses why families are pulling their children out of Washington’s public schools and what school board members…
Opinion: While lawmakers in other states work to help children, Washington passes law to impose Critical Race Theory in schools
Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center points out the contrast between Washington’s approach to the literacy problem with other states.
Opinion: Senators seek delay for long-term care law, payroll tax
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center reports efforts by 23 Washington state senators to delay implementation of the state’s long-term care law.
Opinion: After Washington State criticized small business leaders for not wanting to enforce mask mandates, now Washington State Ferries doesn’t want to enforce them
Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center points out the double standard that the state is applying to mask enforcement with its own agencies vs. small busin…
Opinion: It’s time to reconsider state of emergency declarations for sustained crises
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center discusses a study by the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law
Opinion: Why Washington state needs emergency powers reform
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center offers thoughts and a video on the need for emergency powers reform.
Opinion: Capital gains income tax quotes – who said it?
Jason Mercier, of the Washington Policy Center, provides a library of important quotes that offer context of Washington’s capital gains income tax lawsuits.
Opinion: Building Code Council’s proposed ban on natural gas would do nothing to reduce CO2 emissions
Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center points out the differing assessments between state legislators and the State Building Code Council.
Opinion: Another failure of the Medicaid Entitlement
Roger Stark of the Washington Policy Center provides what he believes is evidence of another failure of the government health care safety net
Opinion: Law on long-term care is a ‘safety net’?
Vancouver resident Elizabeth Hovde, of the Washington Policy Center, shares information about possible amendments to the long-term-care law.
Opinion: State workers appear stuck with the vaccine mandate
Washington Policy Center’s Elizabeth Hovde discusses the plight of the many public workers who are facing vaccine mandates.