Press Releases

Washington Policy Center's 2005 Eastern Washington Small Business Conference, presented with Verizon, Association of Washington Business, National Federation of Independent Business, Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce, Tri-City Area Chamber of Commerce, Walla Walla Valley Chamber of Commerce, Tri City Industrial Development Council, Yakima Chamber of Commerce, the Independent Business Association and over 40 other organizations will be held Thursday, November 10th at the Three Rivers...

Seattle - Washington Policy Center released a new study, Guide to Initiative 900: Reviewing Government through Performance Audits. Policy analyst John Barnes presents a study on Initiative 900, which will appear on the November ballot.

This publication is the final installment in the Center's studies of all 2005 statewide initiatives, and looks closely at Initiative 900 as well as the audit plans passed by the Legislature in HB 1064 and SB 6103 during the 2005 Session.

Seattle - Washington Policy Center, the state's premier public policy organization, today released a new study, Overview of Initiatives 330 and 336: Proposals to Reform Washington's Medical Liability Law. Paul Guppy, Vice President for Research at the center, presents research on the implications of Initiatives 330 and 336 in this policy brief. Both initiatives, appearing on the ballot this November, make competing proposals for reforming Washington's medical liability law.

Seattle - Washington Policy Center, Washington's premier freemarket public policy research and education organization, elected James E. Coles of Western Peterbilt to its Board of Directors.

Washington Policy Center, the state's premier public policy research and education organization, published a new pocketbook guide for employers who want to know more about Health Savings Accounts (HSAs).

Former Congressman George Nethercutt will address a Washington Policy Center (WPC) luncheon today in Tacoma at the Sheraton Hotel. Mr. Nethercutt, who sits on the Washington Policy Center board of directors, will give an overview of the current Congressional Session and WPC president Daniel Mead Smith and vice president for research Paul Guppy will recap the 2005 Washington Legislative Session. The event will focus on how the...

New Washington Policy Center (WPC) radio advertisements featuring former 5th District Congressman George Nethercutt started airing today in Eastern Washington to raise awareness of the last important days of the 2005 Legislative Session as well as to push a new comprehensive free-market guide to policy issues facing Washingtonians' Agenda 2005.

Senate Democrats' 2005-07 proposed budget more than doubles Governor Gregoire's proposed tax increases and will target thousands of families that provide a nest egg to pass on to their children even though the state's revenue is projected to increase by 7%, or $1.7 billion, next year.

Washington Policy Center (WPC) president Daniel Mead Smith said, "Implementing these new taxes and exceeding the current I-601 spending...

Washington Policy Center's Small Business Project, a four-year project aimed at increasing the voice of the small business owners around Washington state, was a finalist today to receive the "Best Practices" award from the U.S. Small Business Administration as an example of an innovative program to inspire entrepreneurship and economic growth.