In this episode of Defending Ideas, host Nic Dunn sits down with Tony Woodlief, senior executive vice president for State Policy Network and senior fellow for the Center for Practical Federalism. They examine whether…
“I never thought it was such a bad little tree.”A Charlie Brown Christmas is an annual must-watch for me. My mom will tell you with light-hearted humor that she raised a Lucy Van Pelt – acerbic, argumentative, and bossy – and…
Just in time for Christmas, Governor Bob Ferguson released his Proposed 2026 Supplemental Budget—complete with nearly $81 million in K-12 education cuts. For Washington students and schools, it feels more like a lump of coal…
As flooding hit Western Washington, some argued that the record flooding was evidence of climate change and the need for more state spending to prevent similar events in the future. Whether that is true or not, the state’s…
A state agency and two different legislative commissions had meetings this week in which they discussed health care issues in Washington state, legislative priorities and federal health care reforms eventually coming our way.…
A state agency and two different legislative commissions had meetings this week in which they discussed health care issues in Washington state, legislative priorities and federal health care reforms eventually coming our way.…
For years, warnings about Washington’s unsustainable spending growth went unheeded. You cannot triple the size of government in a decade without eventually hitting a wall. That reality is now coming into a sharp focus. As …
Affordability. It is the hot, new political slogan, a catch-all lament for the frustrations of daily economic life. But behind the chatter — behind the talk of grocery bills that resemble mortgage payments and jokes about…
Just days after Thanksgiving, Washington Democrats served up another bitter dish for the state's economy. Rep. Shaun Scott (D-Seattle) is proposing a 5% payroll tax, dubbed the "Well Washington Fund". The…
SEATTLE - Nationally recognized financial analyst Ryan Frost has been named Director of Budget and Tax Policy at Washington Policy Center (WPC). As Washington prepares to enter the 2026 Legislative Session facing significant…
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