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FOREWORD
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INTRODUCTION
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CHAPTER 1. Spending Policy

1. 1. Structural Budget Reform
2. 2. State Spending Limit
3. 3. Public Workforce Policy
4. 4. Competitive Bidding
5. 5. The State Liquor Monopoly
6. 6. Abuse of the Emergency Clause

CHAPTER 2. Taxing Policy

1. 1. Guiding Principles of Taxation
2. 2. State Income Tax
3. 3. Sales Tax Deductibility
4. 4. Property Tax Limitation
5. 5. Sunset Provision for Taxes
6. 6. Tax Advantages of Tribal Businesses

CHAPTER 3. Protecting the Environment

1. 1. The Precautionary Principle
2. 2. PBDE Flame Retardants
3. 3. Clean Air and Asthma
4. 4. Property Rights Fairness
5. 5. Responsible Forestry and Fires
6. 6. LEED Building Standards

CHAPTER 4. Health Care

1. 1. Health Care Mandates
2. 2. Health Savings Accounts and High-Deductible
3. 2. Health Plans
4. 3. Certificate of Need Law
5. 4. Medical Liability Form
6. 5. Promoting Patient Safety

CHAPTER 5. Education

1. 1. K-12 Education Spending
2. 2. Teacher Pay
3. 3. Class Sizes
4. 4. Student Testing and Achievement
5. 5. Charter Schools
6. 6. Higher Education

CHAPTER 6. Business Climate

1. 1. Improving theBusiness Climate
2. 2. Small Business Access to Health Insurance
3. 3. Regulatory Reform
4. 4. Unemployment Insurance Reform
5. 5. Estate Tax Repeal

CHAPTER 7. Criminal Justice and Prison Services

1. 1. Prison Services
2. 2. Prison Medical Services
3. 3. "Three Strikes You're Out" Law
4. 4. Hard Time for Armed Crime Law
5. 5. Gun Control

CHAPTER 8. Labor Policy

1. 1. Improving Workers' Compensation
2. 2. Minimum Wage
3. 3. The Temporary Labor Market
4. 4. Mandatory Paid Sick Leave
5. 5. Mandatory Paid Health Benefits

CHAPTER 9. High-Tech Policy

1. 1. Cyber-Security and Identity Theft
2. 2. Access to Broadband
3. 3. Open Source Software
4. 4. High-Tech Education
5. 5. Ending Cable Monopolies

CHAPTER 10. Transportation

1. 1. Transportation Spending
2. 2. Traffic Congestion Relief
3. 3. Competitive Contracting
4. 4. Legalizing Private Transit Services
5. 5. Sound Transit
6. 6. Toll Roads and HOT Lanes

CHAPTER 11. Energy

1. 1. Energy Production
2. 2. Energy Regulation
3. 3. Green Energy