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Opinion: Education spending has doubled in 10 years, and most of the money went to hiring administrators and non-teachers
Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center questions why education spending has increased while student learning suffers.
Opinion: WA Cares harms low-income workers today for a maybe-benefit tomorrow
Elizabeth New (Hovde) of the Washington Policy Center critiques WA Cares, arguing it harms low-income workers today for an uncertain future benefit.
Opinion: The Minimum Wage fever isn’t passing
Mark Harmsworth of Washington Policy Center warns that rising minimum wages in Washington may lead to job losses and inflation.
Opinion: Major supporter of Washington’s CO2 tax admits gas prices will fall if it is repealed
Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center explains why gas prices will fall if Washington’s CO2 tax is repealed with I-2117.
Opinion: State schools superintendent wants to spend $2.9 billion more on a system that is losing students and cutting academic standards
Liv Finne of Washington Policy Center critiques the proposed $2.9 billion increase for public schools amid declining enrollment.
Opinion: How can we reward people for finding information that contradicts their ideology?
Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center discusses how ideological biases hinder the pursuit of truth in public policy.
Opinion: Government controlling the price of prescription drugs is not promising
Elizabeth New (Hovde) of the Washington Policy Center discusses concerns about the impact of government price controls on prescription drugs and Medicaid reform.
Opinion: Fact-checking a false claim about I-2109
Paul Guppy of the Washington Policy Center fact-checks claims about I-2109 and discusses the implications for K-12 education funding.
Opinion: 50.3% of Washington public school students at grade level in English, 39.7% in Math
Donald Kimball from Washington Policy Center argues that Education Savings Accounts could help students succeed, amid low public school test scores in Washingto…
Opinion: Is government greed fueling the drive to defeat citizen-led ballot initiatives?
Paul Guppy of the Washington Policy Center discusses how government greed may be fueling opposition to citizen-led ballot initiatives aimed at reducing new ta…
Opinion: WA Cares commission weighs in on how future recipients will be allowed to spend money
Elizabeth New (Hovde) from the Washington Policy Center discusses the ongoing challenges with WA Cares, highlighting solvency concerns and the impact of Initiative 2124 on…
Opinion: Fact check – Will repealing Washington’s CO2 tax harm ‘roads and bridges?’
Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center says legislators and activists understand that residents want to improve the safety and efficiency of our transport…