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Unraveling Medicaid isn’t cruel, it’s necessary
Oh, what a tangled web lawmakers have woven in Medicaid. Solutions for runaway Medicaid spending in President Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill (BBB)” — passed by the Senate Monday and now facing more deliberation back in the…
Everett’s Minimum Wage Hike takes effect today
Today, July 1, 2025, Everett’s minimum wage will increase, a move driven by the voter-approved Initiative Measure 24-01, passed with 59% support in November 2024. The initiative cost was primarily funded by labor Unions.…
How both sides lost the ConVal school funding case
On Tuesday morning, the New Hampshire Supreme Court for the first time ordered the state to spend a minimum amount of money—$7,356.01 per pupil—to educate public school students. The state therefore lost this landmark school…
MAHA Report: A failure for ag
“Was the government to prescribe to us our medicine and diet, our bodies would be in such keeping as our souls are now.” –Thomas JeffersonWhen the “Make Our Children Healthy Again Assessment,” commonly known as the “MAHA…
EV sales in Washington state continue to stall
Electric vehicles (EVs) accounted for only 12.6 percent of newly registered passenger vehicles sold in Washington state in May. In 2025, only 15.5 percent of newly registered passenger vehicles have been EVs.These percentages…
Washington’s already high gas taxes jump another six cents per gallon, driving prices up
Today, Washington's gas taxes increase by six cents per gallon. Washington has the third highest gas tax in the nation, behind only California and Pennsylvania. In spite of those high taxes, the U.S. Bureau of…
Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen thinks Washington is a great place to do business and then quotes a report that ranks Washington 42 out of 50.
Senator Jamie Pedersen (D) recently sent out an email claiming that Washington State was one of the best places to do business in the United States. Unfortunately for Senator Pedersen, the press release completely neglected…
Reykdal confronted by state data, blames partisanship for bad results
Pointing to stats from Washington Policy Center's Report Card for Washington's Future showing student spending is up per pupil from $13,775 to $19,163, while student test scores show decline with "about 60…
ICE actions highlight need for immigration reforms
The recent focus on illegal immigrants in the U.S. has highlighted the ubiquity of their presence in agriculture. As protests rage all over the country, farmers and ranchers juggle the realities of employees not showing up…
Will the Capital Gains Tax increase to 9.9% cause business to leave the state?
The recent increase from 7% to 9.9% in the Capital Gains Tax (Senate Bill 5813) may not produce the increased revenue the state is projecting, and the state may see a decrease in tax revenues as business leaves the state.The…
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