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Washington Policy Center hires Rep. Chris Corry as Center for Government Reform director

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|Date: Thursday, April 27, 2023

Washington Policy Center hires Rep. Chris Corry as Center for Government Reform director

Washington state lawmaker Rep. Chris Corry, R-Yakima, has been named as the new director of the Center fo ...

Washington state lawmaker Rep. Chris Corry, R-Yakima, has been named as the new director of the Center for Government Reform by the Washington Policy Center, taking over from Jason Mercier who is leav ...
Thursday, April 27, 2023
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Opinion: New bill proposes open government ombuds study

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|Date: Friday, April 14, 2023

Opinion: New bill proposes open government ombuds study

The bill would authorize a legislative task force to study the creation of an office to help provide a no ...

The bill would authorize a legislative task force to study the creation of an office to help provide a nonpartisan and independent resource for citizens to access public records. ...
Friday, April 14, 2023
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Opinion: Just in time to avoid 2/3 vote requirement, new property tax increase bill introduced

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|Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Opinion: Just in time to avoid 2/3 vote requirement, new property tax increase bill introduced

Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center shares the latest efforts by the majority party to raise ta ...

Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center shares the latest efforts by the majority party to raise taxes on Washington residents. ...
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
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Opinion: Seattle kicks the tires on local capital gains excise (income) tax

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|Date: Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Opinion: Seattle kicks the tires on local capital gains excise (income) tax

Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center asks will other local governments instead take the opposite ...

Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center asks will other local governments instead take the opposite approach and install income tax speed bumps by joining the 28 municipalities with bans? ...
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
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Opinion: New bill proposes ‘excise tax’ on compensation

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|Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Opinion: New bill proposes ‘excise tax’ on compensation

Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center says it’s best to take away the excise tax cookie while we ...

Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center says it’s best to take away the excise tax cookie while we still can. ...
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
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Judge issues important contract transparency public records ruling

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|Date: Monday, April 3, 2023

Judge issues important contract transparency public records ruling

Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center explains that state and local government employment contrac ...

Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center explains that state and local government employment contracts should not be negotiated in secret. ...
Monday, April 3, 2023
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Opinion: Early response to Washington’s capital gains excise tax (AKA income tax) court ruling

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|Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Opinion: Early response to Washington’s capital gains excise tax (AKA income tax) court ruling

Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center offers reactions from around the state on the state Supreme ...

Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center offers reactions from around the state on the state Supreme Court decision on the capital gains income tax. ...
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
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Opinion: Washington versus the world on capital gains income taxes

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|Date: Sunday, March 26, 2023

Opinion: Washington versus the world on capital gains income taxes

Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center will ‘still stand with the rest of the planet in the clear ...

Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center will ‘still stand with the rest of the planet in the clear understanding that excise taxes aren't applied to income - those are called income taxes.’ ...
Sunday, March 26, 2023
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Opinion: Slower revenue increase is still an increase

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|Date: Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Opinion: Slower revenue increase is still an increase

Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center offers his explanation of what the bottom line is for write ...

Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center offers his explanation of what the bottom line is for writers of the state budget. ...
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
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Opinion: Washington’s emergency powers statute ranked 45th worst nationally for legislative oversight

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|Date: Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Opinion: Washington’s emergency powers statute ranked 45th worst nationally for legislative oversight

Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center believes we didn’t need a national study to tell us that Wa ...

Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center believes we didn’t need a national study to tell us that Washington’s emergency powers statute is badly lacking checks and balances and meaningful legisla ...
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
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