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Gray wolf population rebounds after brief decrease
Key facts:In 2025, the state gray wolf population increase 17 percent.There are 270 known wolves in 23 breeding pairs and 49 packs in Washington state.There are no known wolves in Western Washington.In 2024, the Center for…
Washington’s retail theft crisis is getting worse and Governor Ferguson’s veto won’t help
Washington is one of the highest states when it comes to retail crime, yet Governor Bob Ferguson just vetoed $500,000 from the state budget that would have extended a proven program to fight organized retail crime (ORC). This…
Internal Emails Show Income Tax Bill Was Designed to Bypass the Constitution and Lock Out Voters
Three main takeaways:There's a lawful way to change Washington's constitution. Legislators didn't use it.Legislators and the AG's office made sure voters couldn’t refer the income tax bill to the…
Internal Emails Show Income Tax Was Designed to Bypass the Constitution and Lock Out Voters
Three main takeaways:There's a lawful way to change Washington's constitution. Legislators didn't use it.Legislators and the AG's office made sure voters couldn’t refer the income tax bill to the…
Washington’s homelessness problem is worse than you think (and avoidable)
My cousin lived on the streets. Addiction was the lure that landed her there.I didn't know her well, but I remember her coming to my house to play as a young girl. She was beautiful, lively, with a bright smile, a…
New York’s Unhealthy Dependence on Low-Wage Health Care Jobs
Two recently published charts tell an eye-opening story about New York City’s economy: The first, found in a report from the state comptroller, showed that the city’s health care and social assistance workforce is growing by…
Letter to the Montana Congressional Delegation on Most Favored Nation Drug Pricing 4.16.26
The post Letter to the Montana Congressional Delegation on Most Favored Nation Drug Pricing 4.16.26 appeared first on Frontier Institute. Source link
The Real Growth of State Government
"The ACFR Net Position data leaves no doubt that the state government is bigger, financially, than ever before. That government growth is real, and much larger than .7% budget growth the Biennial Comparison report of…
When process blocks opportunity: The WinCo case
Three takeaways:WinCo’s North Seattle project is delayed over process, not proven environmental harm.That delay means less food access, fewer job opportunities and less competition in an area that could use all…
You Could Keep $1,700 — and Help Washington Kids
April may be the cruelest month in T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land — but Washingtonians have something to look forward to that Eliot didn't: a $1,700 federal tax credit. The $1,700 You Could KeepWashington taxpayers who…
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