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Opinion: Restrictions on tenant background checks will reduce rental home availability
Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center shares his thoughts on the impact of a recent Supreme Court ruling making it harder for renters to get access to af…
Opinion: Battle Ground to consider local income tax ban
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center discusses a resolution to be considered by members of the Battle Ground City Council that would ban a local income…
Opinion: You need to be actively looking for a job to continue receiving unemployment benefits
Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center discusses the reinstatement of the requirement for claimants of unemployment benefits to actively look for a job to…
Opinion: When stopping COVID mattered most, Washington state officials failed badly
Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center gives an in-depth analysis of the state’s performance during the pandemic
Opinion: COVID killed but so did the response
Todd Myers, of the Washington Policy Center, shares state mortality data that show COVID-restrictions may have increased the number of deaths by 50 percent dur…
Opinion: Don’t forget emergency powers reform as state re-opens
Jason Mercier, of the Washington Policy Center, doesn’t believe the governor’s ability to respond swiftly to an emergency should be indefinite without legislative…
Opinion: It’s the anniversary of a decision that sought to protect workers’ free-speech rights
Elizabeth Hovde, of the Washington Policy Center, reflects on the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the Janus vs. American Federation of State, County & Municipal Empl…
Opinion: $2.6 billion reasons to cut taxes
Jason Mercier, of the Washington Policy Center, suggests the state’s increased revenue forecast provides lawmakers the opportunity finally provide some tax relief…
Opinion: Drivers may soon pay even more in federal taxes for transit
Mariya Frost, of the Washington Policy Center, discusses the upcoming vote in Congress on the INVEST in America Act.
Opinion: Spring Chinook returns increase 27 percent, continuing the recover from the recent low point in the population cycle
Todd Myers, of the Washington Policy Center, challenges recent claims that Snake River Spring Chinook runs are on the path to extinction.
Opinion: Will the home rental market collapse after the COVID-19 eviction moratorium is lifted?
Mark Harmsworth, of the Washington Policy Center, addresses the upcoming expiration of the state-enforced rental eviction moratorium.
Opinion: Details about the state’s mandated long-term care law and payroll tax are slowly emerging
Elizabeth Hovde, of the Washington Policy Center, shares the latest information from state officials about the new long-term care law and accompanying payroll tax.