Title Page     Foreword   Introduction   Table of Contents   click chapter title to view chapter in .PDF (download Adobe Acrobat Reader)   Chapter 1. State Budget Reform 1. Structural Budget Reforms 2. Public Workforce Policy 3. Competitive Bidding 4. The State Liquor Monopoly 5. Activity-Based Costing Chapter 7. Criminal Justice and Prison Services 1. General Prison Services 2. Prison Medical Services 3. "Three Strikes you're Out " Law 4. Hard Time for Armed Crime Law Chapter 2. Tax Policy 1. Guiding Principles of Taxation 2. State Income Tax 3. Sales Tax Deductibility 4. Car Tabs Taxes 5. Property Tax Limitation Chapter 8. Labor Policy 1. Workers' Compensation 2. Minimum Wage 3. The Temporary Labor Market Chapter 3. Protecting the Environment 1. Free Market Conservation 2. The Growth Management Act 3. State Forest Trust Management 4. Wildfire Prevention 5. Land Trusts 6. Climate Change and Global Warming 7. New Source Review and Air Pollution Chapter 9. High-Tech Policy 1. Cyber-Security and Indentity Theft 2. "Phishing" 3. Spyware 4. Open Source Software 5. Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Phone Service Chapter 4. Health Care 1. Health Care Mandates 2. Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) 3. Medical Liability Reform 4. State Formulary Lists 5. Drug Re-Importation 6. An Appointed Insurance Commissioner Chapter 10. Transportation 1. Transportation Spending 2. Congestion Relief 3. Competitive Contracting 4. Permit Streamlining 5. Private Passenger Ferries Chapter 5. Education 1. K-12 Education Spending 2. Teacher Pay 3. Class Sizes 4. Student Testing and Achievement 5. Charter Schools 6. Higher Education Chapter 11. Energy 1. Energy Production 2. Energy Regulation 3. Alternative Power Sources Chapter 6. Business Climate 1. The Overall Business Climate in Washington 2. Unemployment Insurance 3. Small Business Access to Health Insurance 4. Liability and Tort Reform 5. Regulatory Reform Credits About Washington Policy Center Support Washington Policy Center     PO Box 3643, Seattle, WA 98124-3643 ph 888-WPC-9272 • fx 888-943-9797