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Who Should Decide? The Debate Over Transgender Athlete Eligibility in School Sports
…athletes from competing in girls-designated K-12 sports in Washington State.
Opinion: Worker penalty gets steeper in 2027 with PFML’s 6.2% tax-rate increase
Washington's PFML payroll tax rises to 1.2% of gross wages in 2027, a 6.2% increase from last year and triple the program's 2019 starting ra…
Spending tops $20M in Washington state’s hottest congressional race
Outside groups have committed more than $15M in the 3rd Congressional District race, nearly doubling what the candidates themselves have raised.
State’s court of appeals rules against Save Vancouver Streets
Washington's Court of Appeals ruled the Save Vancouver Streets initiative was an administrative function, not a valid legislative initiative…
Opinion: Who speaks for Washington state’s workers? Workers themselves
Only 19.4% of Washington wage and salary workers were represented by unions in 2025, yet unions are funding major ballot initiative campaigns.
Clark County adopts 20-year growth plan
Clark County's adopted 400-page growth plan projects a population of 718,154 and 73,500 new jobs by 2045.
Opinion: Get to know the Supreme Court justice candidates
Washington Policy Center partnered with the Ruckelshaus Center to host debates for five open Washington Supreme Court seats.
ATF to stop enforcing certain firearm rules, Washington restrictions remain
…TF drops enforcement of certain NFA registration rules, but Washington State restrictions on short-barreled firearms and suppressors remain in place.
Opinion: Workers need employers: New state income tax puts job opportunities at risk
…y projects roughly 7,800 fewer full-time-equivalent jobs in Washington in 2028 due to the state's new 9.9% income tax.
Gluesenkamp Perez and Braun make their cases in first of two televised debates
Gluesenkamp Perez cited $2.1B secured for the I-5 bridge; Braun called the income tax unconstitutional.
Opinion: Is McCleary really to blame for Washington’s budget woes?
…) since 2019, accounting for nearly three-quarters of total state budget growth.
Opinion: Fact Check – Washington's income tax initiative doesn't ‘cut’ government programs
Washington won't collect income tax revenue until 2029, yet the ballot impact statement implies cuts are imminent.