Government Reform
The Washington State Piglet Book: Conntecting the Dots on How Government Wastes Your Money, by Paul Guppy, January 2008
The Seattle Street Repair Tax, Phase 1: Funding Basic Government with Special Levies, by Paul Guppy, October 2006
A Citizens Guide to Initiative 920: A Measure to Repeal the Estate Tax, by Carl Gipson, October 2006
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
After the Blanket Primary: Reforming Washington's Election System, by Richard Derham, Nobember 2003
Property Tax Limitation in Washington State, by Paul Guppy, August 2003
Smart Growth and Housing Affrodability: Evidence from Washington State, by Samuel R. Staley, Leonard C. Gilroy, April 2003
A Policy Guide for Budget Reform: Strategies for Improving State Government Services and Reducing the Deficit, by Eric Montague, January 2003
Assessing the Effectiveness of Initiative 747 Property Tax Limitation, by Paul Guppy, August 2002
State Income Taxes Increase Government Spending and Reduce Personal Income Growth, by Eric Montague, June 2002
Ideas for Balancing the State Budget Without Raising Taxes, by Eric Montague, January 2002
Guiding Principles of a Fair and Effective Tax System, by Washington Policy Center, January 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
Reforming Washington's Primary Elections; Six Proposals in a Nutshell, by Richard Derham, March 2001
Collective Bargaining Bill Threatens Separation of Powers, by Paul Guppy, February 2001
Elections By Plurality; a Multi-Party System and the Grange Initiative, by Richard Derham, February 2001
Beyond the Blanket Primary: Washington's Parties Nominate Their Candidates, by Richard Derham, December 2000
Property Tax Relief in Washington: Referendum 47's Increasing Effectiveness, by Paul Guppy, July 2000
25 Commonsense Ways to Implement Initiative 695, by Paul Guppy, December 1999
Washington Needs an Appointed Insurance Commissioner, by Paul Guppy, October 1999
Property Tax Relief in Washington: Referendum 47's Second Year, by Paul Guppy, June 1999
Whose Surplus is It? Washington State Continues to Overcharge Taxpayers, by Jeff Hanson, March 1999
The 1999 King County Budget: Alternatives to Tax Increases, by Dennis Lisk, November 1998
Property Tax Relief in Washington: Is Referendum 47 Working?, by Paul Guppy, July 1998
April 2008: Emergency Clause Usage Drops, by Jason Mercier
2007-26: Ending Abuse of the Emergency Clause, by Jason Mercier
2007-25: Creating a Free, Searchable Website of State Spending, by Jason Mercier
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
2006-16: The Seattle Street Repair Tax: Funding Basic Services with Special Levies, by Paul Guppy
2006-12: A Citizens Guide to Initative 920: Repealing the Estate Tax, by Carl Gipson
2006-04: Tax Freedom Day Highlights Government Encroachment, by Colin Gowan
2006-03: We Won - So Let's Repeal the Spanish-American War Tax, by Roy A. Berg
2005-12: Guide to Initiative 900: Reviewing Government Through Performance Audits, by John Barnes
2004-12: State Officials Want to Tax the New Way to Make a Phone Call, by Paul Guppy
2003-16: After the Blanket Primary: Reforming Washington's Election System, by Richard Derham
2003-13: Property Tax Increases in Washington's Major Cities, by Paul Guppy
2003-12: Property Tax Increases in Washington's Counties, by Paul Guppy
2003-09: The Economic Case Against an Income Tax in Washington State, by David G. Tuerck
2003-01: A Policy Guide for Budget Reform: Strategies for Improving State Government Services and Reducing the Deficit, by Eric Montague
2002-13: Voters Face Decision on Two Statewide Initiatives This Fall, by Karen Mooney
2002-12: Voter-Approved Limit Is Changing City Officials' Taxing Habits, by Paul Guppy
2002-11: Long-Term Property Tax Trends Vary Widely Among Counties, by Paul Guppy
2002-10: Washington Cities Are Scaling Back Tax Increases in Response to Initiative 747, by Paul Guppy
2002-09: Initiative 747 is Trimming Back Property Tax Increases, by Paul Guppy
2002-08: A State Income Tax Would Increase Government Spending and Reduce Personal Income Growth, by Eric Montague
2002-02: Ideas for Balancing the State Budget Without Raising Taxes, by Eric Montague
2001-20: Property Tax Limits Are on the Ballot Again, by Paul Guppy
2001-19: Referendum 47 Has Mostly Failed to Limit Tax Increases Imposed by Washington Ports, by Paul Guppy and Jason Smosna
2001-18: Seattle's Fast-Rising Property Tax Spurs Loss of Affordable Housing, by Paul Guppy
2001-17: Property Taxes; Four-Year Trend Reveals Major Increases, by Paul Guppy
2001-16: Property Tax Limitation Improving, But Some Cities Still Don't Get the Message, by Paul Guppy
2001-15: Hearing the Voters: Growing Compliance with Referendum 47, by Paul Guppy
2000-16: Beyong the Blanket Primary: Washington's Parties Nominate Their Candidates, by Richard Derham
2000-11: Holding the Line - Most Major Cities Now Limiting Tax Increases to Inflation, by Paul Guppy
2000-10: Residents in Some Counties Hit with Quadruple-Inflation Property Tax Increases, by Paul Guppy
2000-09: Most Counties Now Complying with Referendum 47 Property Tax Limit, by Paul Guppy
2000-03: Property Taxes Continue to Soar, by Jeff Hanson
2000-02: New Proposals to Tax the Internet, by Richard Derham
1999-20: 25 Commonsense Ways to Implement Initiative 695, by Paul Guppy
1999-19: Washington Needs an Appointed Insurance Commissioner, by Paul Guppy
1999-14: Government Regulations Add to "Sticker Shock" of New Home Prices, by Paul Guppy
1999-12: The Child Tax Credit: Washington Families Enjoy Benefits of 1997 Taxpayer Relief ACt, by Jeff Hanson
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
1999-03: Whose Surplus is It? Washington State Continues to Overcharge Taxpayers, by Jeff Hanson
1998-13: Four Ways the Legislature Can Improve Property Tax Limitation
1998-11: Property Tax Proposals for King County Cities
1998-10: The 1999 King County Budget: Alternative to Tax Increases
1998-06: Property Tax Relief: Is Referendum 47 Working?
1998-04: Washignton's Tax Surplus: Keeping Faith with Washington's Voters, by Emilio Cantu
Learning from the Past and Creating our Future (keynote address at WPC’s 2008 Government Reform Conference), by David Walker, April 2008
Look Beyond the Numbers of State Budgeting, by John Barnes, March 2008
Bringing Sunshine to State Spending, January, 2008
Restoring Our Right of Referendum, January, 2008
Time to Shine Light on Government Spending, October, 2007
Taxpayer Protection Act, Take 2, September, 2007
State Lawmakers Should Return the Extra Money They Are Taking From Taxpayer, by Paul Guppy, December 13, 2006
Public Financing of Judical Campaigns - The Worst of All Worlds, by William R. Maurer, November 29, 2006
Don't Use Special Levies for Routine Work, by Paul Guppy, Octover 24, 2006
Five Principles for Judging Political Candidates, by Paul Guppy, July 26, 2006
Judge Wrong to Invalidate I-747's Property-Tax Limits, by Paul Guppy, June 6, 2006
The State Budget Tug of War, by Paul Guppy, January 8, 2006
Why a Windfall Profits Tax Is, and Always Has Been, A Dumb Idea, by Paul Guppy, December 14, 2005
Senators Make Bid to Delay New Entitlement Spending, by Michael Franc, November 2, 2005
Performance Audits Seek to Improve How Government Spends Our Money, by John Barnes, October 5, 2005
Relying on Sin Taxes Reveals the Contradictions in the State Budget, by John Barnes, June 1, 2005
Overextended Government, Not Lack of Revenue, Is the Reason for State's Structural Deficits, by Paul Guppy, March 23, 2005
Budget "Shortfall" Responsibility of Both Locke and Legislature, by Carl Gipson, December 2004
Legislature Slow in Making Progress on Key Issues, by Paul Guppy, February 2004
After the Blanket Primary: Reforming Washington's Election System, by Richard Derham, November 2003
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
A Tale to Two States - Why Washington Has a Budget Crisis and Colorado Doesn't, by Paul Guppy, May 2003
Tax Increases Won't Solve the State's Budget Problem, by Paul Guppy, April 2003
A State Income Tax Would Hurt Washington's Economy, by Eric Montague, December 2002
Latest Eyman Initiative seeks to Finish the Work of I-695, by Paul Guppy, October 2002
Opinion: State Income Tax for Washington? No Thanks, by William Pok, July 2002
Are Your Property Taxes Going Up? Don't Blame the Assessor, by Paul Guppy, June 2002
April 15th Has Passed, But We're Still Waiting for Tax Freedom Day, by Paul Guppy, April 2002
State's Run-Away Spending is Fueling the Deficit, by Paul Guppy, February 2002
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
Proposals to allow more wrongful death lawsuits would increase the legal liability to taxpayers, February 2008
Assessing the Impact of the 1% Property Tax Limit, February 2008
Review of homestead property tax exemption proposals, February 2008
Proposals to allow more wrongful death lawsuits would increase the legal liability to taxpayers, February 2008
2008 Transparency & Accountability Reforms: Searchable State Budget Website and Emergency Clause Reform, January 21, 2008
Proposed State-Mandated Warranty Would Increase Cost to Homebuyers, by Paul Guppy and Christopher Fox, March 2007
Failure to Enact Permanent 1% Limit Could Lead to $1.5 Billion Property Tax Increase, by Paul Guppy, March 2007
The Washington Policy Center Tax Cut Plan, by Paul Guppy, January 2007
Five Principles of Responsible Government, by Paul Guppy, January 2007
