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Opinion: Four bad bills that died in 2024, but may be back in 2025
Paul Guppy from Washington Policy Center discusses four bad bills that failed in 2024 but may return in 2025.
Opinion: State took in more money than expected for WA Cares
Elizabeth New Hovde of the Washington Policy Center discusses the rising tax revenues for WA Cares and its effects on Washington workers.
Opinion: Labor Day week will be followed by state-employee walkout
Elizabeth New Hovde of Washington Policy Center critiques the secrecy in state-employee salary negotiations.
Opinion: Unemployment in Washington is 4.9% which sounds good until compared to everywhere else
Opinion: Washington’s 4.9% unemployment rate may seem good, but it ranks 7th worst nationwide, says Mark Harmsworth from Washington Policy Center.
Opinion: Free government handouts of other taxpayer’s money won’t mean you will have more money in your pocket
Opinion: Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center argues that Universal Basic Income won’t put more money in your pocket and that eventually the money will run out.
Opinion: Ballot language might confuse the issue of making WA Cares optional
Elizabeth New from Washington Policy Center discusses how ballot language might confuse voters on making WA Cares optional.
Washington Policy Center discusses current issues on state government policy
Washington Policy Center discusses state government policies in Vancouver, covering Interstate Bridge, Long Term Care, and Small Business is…
Opinion: Cost of CO2 tax in 2023 is greater than election-year tax rebates offered by Inslee Administration
Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center discusses how the cost of the CO2 tax in 2023 outweighs the election-year rebates offered by the Inslee Administrat…
Opinion: Candidates for governor present their ideas on public education
Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center discusses gubernatorial candidates’ views on public education reform.
Repealing state’s tax on CO2 would cut state employees and programs, cut billions in taxes
Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center asserts that repealing the state’s CO2 tax through Initiative 2117 would save billions in taxes but result in signi…
Opinion: OIC tells consumers not to pay for ‘insurance’ you won’t likely benefit from: Does that include WA Cares?
Elizabeth New (Hovde) of the Washington Policy Center believes you should consider yourself warned by the Office of the Insurance Commissioner about WA Cares and its may…
Opinion: Initiative 2124 would allow workers to keep more of their earnings, could eliminate costly program
Elizabeth New (Hovde) of the Washington Policy Center shares why personal responsibility, market innovations and strong safety nets are the way out of the coming long-te…