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Allowing longer-term debt won’t solve Sound Transit’s light rail problems
Among the bills working their way through the legislature is Senate bill 6148. That bill would give Sound Transit the ability to issue bonds with 75-year maturities. Sound Transit first sought legislative approval for the…
Common-Sense Fixes to the Income Tax Bill Rejected in Committee
During the Senate Ways & Means Committee executive session on the proposed 9.9% income tax (SB 6346), Republican members offered a series of amendments that would have added basic taxpayer protections, improved…
What’s at Stake in 2026
Washington State is making national headlines again—but this time with good news. Two citizen-led initiatives on parental rights and girls' sports are drawing nationwide attention as a potential turning point in…
Hammond Calls for Restraint on Medicaid Spending
Albany, N.Y. — The state and its taxpayers cannot afford to allow Medicaid spending to keep growing at five times the inflation rate, the Empire Center’s Bill Hammond warns in testimony to be delivered today to the Joint…
Interest rates should be left to the private market – Mackinac Center
President Trump’s January Truth Social post calling for a one-year 10% cap on credit card interest has sparked a vigorous debate that crosses partisan and right/left lines. I recently signed onto a coalition letter opposing…
Fact Checking Pro-Income Tax Claims
When a policy idea is sound, the facts speak for themselves. But when a policy idea is bad, it has to be sold, often using tactics and messaging designed to obscure the truth.On February 3rd, House and Senate Democratic…
Another favor for unions — at the expense of taxpayers, workers
This disappointing bill may receive a floor vote. House Bill 2091 is a favor to unions at the expense of workers and taxpayers. It violates employee privacy and makes it easier to keep public employees in the dark about their…
SB 6045 transfers power from farmworkers to unions
Farmworkers are a valued part of the food production community in Washington state. Farmworkers are the beating heart of our state’s specialty crops – tree fruit, berries, dairies – rely on the skills our farmworkers bring to…
There’s Nothing Short About a Short Session Anymore
Washington’s 2026 legislative session began in January, in Olympia. It’s called a “short” session because it lasts 60 days rather than the regular 105. It was intended to reconcile and refine the work of the previous full…
Dr. Edmund O. Schweitzer III, Entrepreneur, Inventor Who Revolutionized the Energy Industry, Named WPC 2026 Visiting Fellow
SEATTLE - Dr. Edmund O. Schweitzer III, founder and Chairman of Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, has been named Washington Policy Center’s (WPC’s) 2026 Visiting Fellow. Dr. Schweitzer will provide his insights into the…
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