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Questions remain about the costs of State Building Code Council’s gas phaseout

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Monday, April 8, 2024

Questions remain about the costs of State Building Code Council’s gas phaseout

An appeal has been filed with the Governor's Office over the State Building Code Council's denial of the ...

An appeal has been filed with the Governor's Office over the State Building Code Council's denial of the Washington Policy Center's petition regarding the requirement the SBCC analyze the cost of new ...

Monday, April 8, 2024
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: The Federal Government is threatening to withhold rent subsidizes if rent goes up too much

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Friday, April 5, 2024

Opinion: The Federal Government is threatening to withhold rent subsidizes if rent goes up too much

Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center explains that rent control reduces access to new affordab ...

Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center explains that rent control reduces access to new affordable housing. When the government imposes price controls, supply quickly dries up. ...

Friday, April 5, 2024
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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POLL: Were lawmakers wrong to not consider broad-based tax relief during the 2024 legislative session?

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Thursday, April 4, 2024

POLL: Were lawmakers wrong to not consider broad-based tax relief during the 2024 legislative session?

Were lawmakers wrong to not consider broad-based tax relief during the 2024 legislative session? ...

Were lawmakers wrong to not consider broad-based tax relief during the 2024 legislative session? ...

Thursday, April 4, 2024
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: Initiatives passing the legislature was a step toward rebuilding trust

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Thursday, April 4, 2024

Opinion: Initiatives passing the legislature was a step toward rebuilding trust

Paul Guppy of the Washington Policy Center says the three initiatives passed by large bipartisan margins ...

Paul Guppy of the Washington Policy Center says the three initiatives passed by large bipartisan margins by the legislature recently moves our state forward in rebuilding trust in our public instituti ...

Thursday, April 4, 2024
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: 2024 legislative session included more spending, some advances in health care, a labor dodge, initiatives

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Opinion: 2024 legislative session included more spending, some advances in health care, a labor dodge, initiatives

Elizabeth New (Hovde) of the Washington Policy Center offers her summation of the 2024 legislative sessio ...

Elizabeth New (Hovde) of the Washington Policy Center offers her summation of the 2024 legislative session. ...

Wednesday, April 3, 2024
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: Report: WEA union leaders lied about keeping public schools closed during COVID, after federal health officials knew it was safe to re-open

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Opinion: Report: WEA union leaders lied about keeping public schools closed during COVID, after federal health officials knew it was safe to re-open

In Washington, nearly one million school children were harmed when their schools stayed closed the fall o ...

In Washington, nearly one million school children were harmed when their schools stayed closed the fall of 2020 and for the rest of that school year. ...

Tuesday, April 2, 2024
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: HB 1589’s ban on natural gas adds ‘more resources’ to solve problems created by the CO2 tax

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Monday, April 1, 2024

Opinion: HB 1589’s ban on natural gas adds ‘more resources’ to solve problems created by the CO2 tax

When the state’s new CO2 tax, known as the Climate Commitment Act, was adopted in 2021, large sections of ...

When the state’s new CO2 tax, known as the Climate Commitment Act, was adopted in 2021, large sections of the law were dedicated to helping utilities transition their customers off natural gas. Those ...

Monday, April 1, 2024
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: ‘Bipartisan’ is in the eye of the beholder

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Friday, March 29, 2024

Opinion: ‘Bipartisan’ is in the eye of the beholder

Elizabeth New (Hovde) of the Washington Policy Center doesn’t agree that Instead of elected representativ ...

Elizabeth New (Hovde) of the Washington Policy Center doesn’t agree that Instead of elected representatives considering half of the six initiatives, voters will. ...

Friday, March 29, 2024
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: State is gathering stories about long-term care

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Opinion: State is gathering stories about long-term care

Elizabeth New (Hovde) of the Washington Policy Center believes lawmakers should focus on strengthening th ...

Elizabeth New (Hovde) of the Washington Policy Center believes lawmakers should focus on strengthening the Medicaid safety net by passing reforms that end abuse of a program meant for the vulnerable. ...

Wednesday, March 27, 2024
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: Portability change means a WA Cares benefit? Don’t count on it

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Friday, March 22, 2024

Opinion: Portability change means a WA Cares benefit? Don’t count on it

Elizabeth New (Hovde) of the Washington Policy Center believes state leaders should be reforming Medicaid ...

Elizabeth New (Hovde) of the Washington Policy Center believes state leaders should be reforming Medicaid, protecting it from abuse, and increasing taxpayer awareness of potential needs when it comes ...

Friday, March 22, 2024
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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