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Opinion: Free-market health care innovations should be used to make lives better, not expand government power
…of the Washington Policy Center believes congressional and state policymakers need to find constructive solutions to concerns over new technologies in health care.
Opinion: Counterproductive regulation is one reason “clean” manufacturing isn’t choosing Washington
…d officials and agency leaders in Washington recognize that government restrictions and regulation are hindering industry growth, Washington will continue to lag behind states where climate policy isn…
Arrest, probe triggered by school decision to support parental rights
…down and will stand in the gap to protect our kids from big government bullies.’ Tensions escalate in a California school district as a woman is arrested for threatening violence over a policy to info…
Letter: ‘No unity behind Joe Kent’
Julia Dawn Seaver states that ‘if Republicans want to unite … they should start with a candidate who at minimum agrees with the very foundational Republican v…
‘Irreversible surveillance state’ warning: Colossal data accumulated on Americans
Tucker Carlson expresses concerns over the government’s deep dive into private information, suggesting Joe Biden and Democrats are on the path to turning the United States into a dict…
Letter: ‘The process for restoring an effective representative form of government is now about the healthy functioning of citizens’ minds on important matters’
Matt Garland states that Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is misusing federal funds by using taxpayer dollars to pay for her campaign mailers and th…
Study: Washington’s local news decline hurts democracy, costs taxpayers
The decline of local news in Washington state, with several newspapers closing and consolidation by media giants, is linked to reduced civic engagement, lower voter turnout, higher…
Senate Republican leader cautious about drug-law ‘special’ session
…tion that the Legislature will reconvene May 16. Washington State lawmakers are in a special session to work on a new law regarding the possession of controlled substances, with Republicans insisting…
Washington Policy Center hires Rep. Chris Corry as Center for Government Reform director
Washington state lawmaker Rep. Chris Corry, R-Yakima, has been named as the new director of the Center for Government Reform by the Washington Policy C…
Failure to reform state’s disastrous drug-possession law rests squarely with House Democrats, says Republican leader
The 2023 legislative session in Washington State ended without the passage of a new state law on drug possession, leaving it up to local governments to put their own laws in place onc…
Judge issues important contract transparency public records ruling
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center explains that state and local government employment contracts should not be negotiated in secret.
Drop in state revenue forecast highlights need for cautious approach in new state budget
State government’s first revenue forecast for 2023 shows a drop of more than a billion dollars over the four-year budget outlook, and Sen. L…