Press Releases

2006 Fall Small Business Issue Forum in Everett Next Tuesday

Seattle – Washington Policy Center, the state’s premier independent research and education organization, along with its research center, the Center for Small Business and Entrepreneurship will be in Everett on October 17th for the 2006 Regional Small Business Issue Forum. The Forum luncheon is in cooperation with the Everett Chamber of Commerce.

Seattle - Washington Policy Center, the state’s premier public policy, independent research organization, released a new study analyzing Initiative 933, which will appear on the ballot this November. The statewide initiative builds on Oregon’s Measure 37 passed by voters two years ago. “A Citizens Guide to Initiative 933: Property Fairness Initiative” takes a section-by-section look at the wording of I-933 and examines some of the most common critiques of the initiative.

Seattle - Washington Policy Center, the state's premier public policy research organization, released a new study, "A Citizen's Guide to Initiative 920: A Measure to Repeal the Estate Tax." The statewide initiative will appear on the November ballot and ask voters to repeal the state's estate tax - a tax paid on the total value of a decedent's estate. Currently, estates with a value under $2 million are not subject to the estate...

Seattle - Washington Policy Center (WPC), the state's premier state-based research and education organization, today released a new study, "Guide to Transit Now: A proposed sales tax increase to fund additional King County public transit services." The proposal would increase the County sales tax by 0.1% to pay for more Metro buses, and would permanently increase the size of the state's largest transit agency by about 20%.

Seattle - Washington Policy Center, the state's premier state-based research and education organization, along with its research center, the Center for Small Business and Entrepreneurship will kick off its Fall Small Business Issue Forums on September 21st in Wenatchee in cooperation with the Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce.

Seattle - Washington Policy Center, the state's premier independent public policy research organization, welcomes Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, currently the longest serving governor in the country, as a featured speaker at their 2006 Annual Dinner, on September 26th in Seattle. Huckabee is available for interviews while he is in Seattle on Tuesday the 26th and the morning of Wednesday, September 27th.

Seattle - Washington Policy Center, Washington's premier free-market public policy research and education organization, welcomes Mike Ennis as the director of the new Center for Transportation Policy.

The Center for Transportation Policy will research and analyze the best practices for solving our crowded and decaying transportation system, recapturing the vision of a transportation system based on freedom of movement.

Key goals of the center will include:

WHEN:
Tuesday, July 25th
Noon - 1:30 p.m.

WHERE:
Washington Athletic Club
325 Sixth Avenue

TICKETS:
Individual $35, Table of 8 $250

RSVP:
206-937-9691 or online at www.washingtonpolicy.org

What: Launch of the Center for Small Business & Entrepreneurship with C.J. Buck, CEO of Buck Knives

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