Ballot Measures
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Policy Notes
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Opinion Editorials
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Legislative Memo
A National Movement Hits Close to Home: The Living Wage Proposal Comes to Washington State, by Carl Gipson, November, 2007
A Citizens Guide to Initiative 937: Washington Green Energy Quotas, by Todd Myers, October 2006
A Citizens Guide to Initiative 933: Property Fairness Initiative, by Todd Myers, October 2006
A Citizens Guide to Initiative 920: A Measure to Repeal the Estate Tax, by Carl Gipson, October 2006
Oregon's Measure 37 Property Rights Law; Lessons from the First Eleven Months, by Todd Myers, December 2005
Overview of Initiative 330 & 336: Proposals to Reform Washington's Medical Liability Law, by Paul Guppy, September 2005
Guide to Initiative 900: Reviewing Government through Performance Audits, by John Barnes, October 2005
A Citizen's Guide to Initiative 872, by Richard Derham, September 2004
A Citizen's Guide to the $1 Billion Education Initiative, by Melissa Lambert Milewski, July 2004
An Overview of Initiative 841: Repeal of State Ergonomics Regulations, by Paul Guppy, October 2003
An Overview of Referendum 51, by Eric Montague, September 2002
Assessing the Effectiveness of Initiative 747 Property Tax Limitation, by Paul Guppy, August 2002
An Overview of Initiative 747 "The Right to Vote on Property Taxes Initiative", by Paul Guppy, October 2001
Referendum 47 Tax Limitation: Tax Increase Trends of Washington Ports, by Paul Guppy and Jason Smosna, September 2001
Hearing the Voters: Growing Compliance with Referendum 47 Tax Limitation, by Paul Guppy, August 2001
Elections By Plurality; a Multi-Party System and the Grange Initiative, by Richard Derham, February 2001
Collective Bargaining Bill Threatens Separation of Powers, by Paul Guppy, February 2001
The Single-Payer Health Care Proposal, A Guide to Initiative 245, by Paul Guppy, September 2000
Property Tax Relief in Washington: Referendum 47's Increasing Effectiveness, by Paul Guppy, July 2000
Sidelined: Collective Bargaining Bill Undermines the Power of the Legislature, by Paul Guppy, February 2000
Property Tax Relief in Washington: Referendum 47's Second Year, by Paul Guppy, June 1999
Toward and Equal Society: Making Initiative 200 Work, by Robert Holland, May 1999
Governor's Collective Bargaining Bill Challenges Separation of Powers, by Paul Guppy, February 1999
A Citizens Guide to Initiative 200: The Washington State Civil Rights Initiative, by Paul Guppy, September 1998
Property Tax Relief in Washington: Is Referendum 47 Working?, by Paul Guppy, July 1998
2007-18: Citizens Guide to SJR 8206, Budget Stabilization Account, by Jason Mercier
2007-16: Citizens Guide to Initiative 960, The Taxpayer Protection Act Part 3, by Jason Mercier
2007-14: Citizens Guide to Initiative 960, The Taxpayer Protection Act Part 2, by Jason Mercier
2007-11: Citizens Guide to Initiative 960, The Taxpayer Protection Act, by Jason Mercier
2006-15: Guide to Initiative 937: Washington Energy Quotas, by Todd Myers
2006-12: A Citizens Guide to Initative 920: Repealing the Estate Tax, by Carl Gipson
2006-11: Initiative 933: Property Fairness Initiative, by Todd Myers
2005-14: Oregon's Measure 37: Lessons from the First Eleven Months, by Todd Myers
2005-12: Guide to Initiative 900: Reviewing Government Through Performance Audits, by John Barnes
2005-08: Initiative 912 Fuels Debate Over New Gas Tax, by John Barnes
2004:22: Referendum 55 and Initiative 884 Failed, So What Can We Do About Education?, by John Barnes
2004-19: Initiative 297 Seeks to Ban Out-Of-State Hazardous Waste at Hanford, by Paul Guppy and Amber Endres
2003-15: An Overview of Initiative 841, the Repeal the Ergonomics Rule by Paul Guppy
2003-02: Washington Policy Center Transportation Forum: After Referendum 51, Now What? by Eric Montague
2002-13: Voters Face Decision on Two Statewide Initiatives This Fall, by Karen Mooney
2002-09: Initiative 747 is Trimming Back Property Tax Increases, by Paul Guppy
2001-19: Referendum 47 Has Mostly Failed to Limit Tax Increases Imposed by Washington Ports, by Paul Guppy and Jason Smosna
2001-15: Hearing the Voters: Growing Compliance with Referendum 47, by Paul Guppy
2000-09: Most Counties Now Complying with Referendum 47 Property Tax Limit, by Paul Guppy
1999-20: 25 Commonsense Ways to Implement Initiative 695, by Paul Guppy
1999-16: Today's Resistance to Initiative 200 is Like Opposition to Desegregation in the Old South, by David Stevens
1999-10: Tax Reform That Works: Referendum 47 Cuts the State Property Tax, by Paul Guppy
1999-09: Property Tax Releif in Washington's Major Cities: A Look at Referendum 47's Second Year, by Paul Guppy
1999-08: Property Tax Releif in Washington: Are the Counties Implementing Referendum 47, by Paul Guppy
1999-06: Implementing Initiative 200: Keeping Faith with the Voters, by Robert Holland
1998-08: Initiative 200: Ending Race Preferences in Washington, by Paul Guppy
Restoring Our Right of Referendum, January, 2008
Getting to the Bottom of Initiative 920, by Carl Gipson, October 12, 2006
Judge Wrong to Invalidate I-747's Property-Tax Limits, by Paul Guppy, June 6, 2006
Proposed Bill Would Legalize Health Savings Accounts for State Workers, by Paul Guppy, February 8, 2006
"Fair Share" Bill is Unfair and Impractical, by Paul Guppy, January 25, 2006
Initiative 912 Fuels a Larger Transportation Debate, by John Barnes, October 19, 2005
Doctors vs. Lawyers: Competing Ballot Initiatives Take Different Approaches to Medical Liability Reform, by Paul Guppy, September 21, 2005
Oregon's Measure 37 Holds Real-World Lessons for Washington, by Todd Myers, July 27, 2005
Initiative 884 Would Increase Sales Tax, Boost Funding for Education, by Melissa Lamber Milewski, July 2004
Initiative 841 Gives Voters a Rare Chance to Vote on Government Regulation, by Paul Guppy, October 2003
Initiative 747 Slows the Yearly Rise in the Property Tax Burden, by Paul Guppy, September 2003
Support for Initiative 747 Reflects Frustration Over High Property Taxes, by Paul Guppy, October 2001
Before We Vote on More Tax Limitation, Let's See How Past Reforms Have Fared, by Paul Guppy, August 2001
Analysis of SHB 1032: Adding Subsidies for Renewable Energy Production, February 2008
Assessing the Impact of the 1% Property Tax Limit, February 2008
Failure to Enact Permanent 1% Limit Could Lead to $1.5 Billion Property Tax Increase, by Paul Guppy, March 2007
