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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