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Mark Harmsworth

Opinion: Why are people leaving California and could it happen here in Washington?

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|Date: Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Opinion: Why are people leaving California and could it happen here in Washington?

Mark Harmsworth believes Washington’s lawmakers should look closely at the cause and effect of the restri ...

Mark Harmsworth believes Washington’s lawmakers should look closely at the cause and effect of the restrictive housing policies in California and make the necessary changes in Washington before it's t ...

Tuesday, June 4, 2024
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Opinion: The rent is overdue but it’s not just a renter problem, homeowners are struggling too

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|Date: Monday, April 29, 2024

Opinion: The rent is overdue but it’s not just a renter problem, homeowners are struggling too

Mark Harmsworth believes the solution to housing affordability is to increase supply through a reduction ...

Mark Harmsworth believes the solution to housing affordability is to increase supply through a reduction in unnecessary regulations and not passing restrictive ‘feel good’ policies that will have nega ...

Monday, April 29, 2024
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Opinion: The increase in California’s minimum wage has already had an impact and it’s not good

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Opinion: The increase in California’s minimum wage has already had an impact and it’s not good

Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center believes there is no way around the effects of minimum wa ...

Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center believes there is no way around the effects of minimum wage increases. ...

Tuesday, April 9, 2024
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Opinion: The Federal Government is threatening to withhold rent subsidizes if rent goes up too much

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|Date: Friday, April 5, 2024

Opinion: The Federal Government is threatening to withhold rent subsidizes if rent goes up too much

Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center explains that rent control reduces access to new affordab ...

Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center explains that rent control reduces access to new affordable housing. When the government imposes price controls, supply quickly dries up. ...

Friday, April 5, 2024
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Opinion: House Bill 2114, rent control, appears to have died in the Washington State Senate

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Monday, February 26, 2024

Opinion: House Bill 2114, rent control, appears to have died in the Washington State Senate

Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center believes HB 2114, and other rent control measures, would ...

Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center believes HB 2114, and other rent control measures, would create a hostile environment for property owners. ...

Monday, February 26, 2024
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Opinion: Senate Bill 5570, removing the 1% cap on property taxes, has failed to pass this year

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Thursday, February 15, 2024

Opinion: Senate Bill 5570, removing the 1% cap on property taxes, has failed to pass this year

Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center explains that the property tax increase would make housin ...

Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center explains that the property tax increase would make housing less affordable, working against many other efforts to help reduce rental and mortgage costs. ...

Thursday, February 15, 2024
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: House Democrats pass rent control House Bill 2114 guaranteeing an increase in rent

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Thursday, February 15, 2024

Opinion: House Democrats pass rent control House Bill 2114 guaranteeing an increase in rent

Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center explains that House Bill 2114 will not help reduce rents ...

Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center explains that House Bill 2114 will not help reduce rents in the rental property market. ...

Thursday, February 15, 2024
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Opinion: Minimum Wage hikes, predictably, increase the cost of fast food – is a $10 Big Mac on the horizon?

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Opinion: Minimum Wage hikes, predictably, increase the cost of fast food – is a $10 Big Mac on the horizon?

Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center believes there is no way around the effects of minimum wa ...

Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center believes there is no way around the effects of minimum wage increases. ...

Tuesday, February 6, 2024
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Opinion: House Bill 2323 would require rental property owners to report only on time rent payments

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Opinion: House Bill 2323 would require rental property owners to report only on time rent payments

Mark Harmsworth believes HB 2323 does not provide transparency for the property owner or credit agencies ...

Mark Harmsworth believes HB 2323 does not provide transparency for the property owner or credit agencies and the result will be an increase in rent to cover the cost of additional insurance and late p ...

Tuesday, January 23, 2024
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Opinion: Senate Bill 5770 would overturn Initiative 747 passed by the voters in 2001

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Thursday, January 18, 2024

Opinion: Senate Bill 5770 would overturn Initiative 747 passed by the voters in 2001

Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center says lawmakers need to get serious about housing affordab ...

Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center says lawmakers need to get serious about housing affordability instead of hurting the homeowners and renters of Washington by arbitrarily increasing tax ...

Thursday, January 18, 2024
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