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Opinion: Interstate Bridge Replacement Program incompetence and deception

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|Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Opinion: Interstate Bridge Replacement Program incompetence and deception

Retired Engineer Bob Ortblad believes a new study of an immersed tunnel by a consultant independent of th ...

Retired Engineer Bob Ortblad believes a new study of an immersed tunnel by a consultant independent of the IBR must be done. ...
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
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Opinion: Portland’s Clean Energy Fund might be the worst climate program in the country

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|Date: Monday, September 25, 2023

Opinion: Portland’s Clean Energy Fund might be the worst climate program in the country

Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center addresses the question of whether government climate expenditu ...

Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center addresses the question of whether government climate expenditures are designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or are they excuses to send taxpayer money ...
Monday, September 25, 2023
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Opinion: Counterproductive regulation is one reason “clean” manufacturing isn’t choosing Washington

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|Date: Thursday, September 21, 2023

Opinion: Counterproductive regulation is one reason “clean” manufacturing isn’t choosing Washington

Unless elected officials and agency leaders in Washington recognize that government restrictions and regu ...

Unless elected officials and agency leaders in Washington recognize that government restrictions and regulation are hindering industry growth, Washington will continue to lag behind states where clima ...
Thursday, September 21, 2023
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Opinion: Commission recommends increasing hours-worked requirement for WA Cares, among other proposals

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|Date: Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Opinion: Commission recommends increasing hours-worked requirement for WA Cares, among other proposals

Elizabeth Hovde writes about how Washington workers can look at their paycheck to see how much their pay ...

Elizabeth Hovde writes about how Washington workers can look at their paycheck to see how much their pay is being decreased for a program they’re told gives ‘peace of mind,’ even though it doesn’t. ...
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
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Opinion: Governor Inslee is right to support individual tutoring to help students make up for COVID learning loss

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|Date: Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Opinion: Governor Inslee is right to support individual tutoring to help students make up for COVID learning loss

Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center believes Washington lawmakers should now consider giving parent ...

Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center believes Washington lawmakers should now consider giving parents access to regular education funding. ...
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
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Opinion: The law and logic say Washington’s new climate law is a tax

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|Date: Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Opinion: The law and logic say Washington’s new climate law is a tax

Todd Myers says politicians who are bold about proclaiming their commitment to fighting climate change ha ...

Todd Myers says politicians who are bold about proclaiming their commitment to fighting climate change have become very evasive when dealing with the impacts of their policy. ...
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
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Opinion: College-degree requirement can limit qualified applicants

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|Date: Thursday, September 14, 2023

Opinion: College-degree requirement can limit qualified applicants

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center believes state hiring should be based on the skills and a ...

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center believes state hiring should be based on the skills and abilities needed for the position, without automatically excluding those who don’t hold a colleg ...
Thursday, September 14, 2023
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Opinion: The Stranger wants to give me a Scarlet ‘H’

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|Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Opinion: The Stranger wants to give me a Scarlet ‘H’

Elizabeth Hovde shares an exchange with a critic of her stance in opposition to WA Cares and the new payr ...

Elizabeth Hovde shares an exchange with a critic of her stance in opposition to WA Cares and the new payroll tax in Washington state. ...
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
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Opinion: Teacher strikes tell students it’s OK to break the law

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|Date: Thursday, September 7, 2023

Opinion: Teacher strikes tell students it’s OK to break the law

Former county councilor Richard Rylander shares that teachers’ strikes are illegal in the state of Washin ...

Former county councilor Richard Rylander shares that teachers’ strikes are illegal in the state of Washington, based on a 2006 court decision. ...
Thursday, September 7, 2023
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Opinion: Washington CO2 price jumps again, reaching 50 cents per gallon

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|Date: Thursday, September 7, 2023

Opinion: Washington CO2 price jumps again, reaching 50 cents per gallon

Todd Myers believes it is unlikely that the governor or legislators will take steps to reduce the burden ...

Todd Myers believes it is unlikely that the governor or legislators will take steps to reduce the burden of increasing energy costs on families and businesses. ...
Thursday, September 7, 2023
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