Budget solutions will require tough decisions and real reforms
Jason Mercier, Director, Center for Government Reform
, January, 2010The Seattle Times published this op-ed on January 10, 2010.
Some leaders in Olympia are telling Washingtonians to shoulder a higher tax burden or the most vulnerable people in our state will suffer.
Spokane's Community Bill of Rights Seeks To Grow City Government
Carl Gipson, Director, Center for Small Business
, October, 2009This op-ed appeared in the Spokane Journal of Business.
Next month the voters of Spokane will decide whether their city government’s powers should grow drastically in scope and size while relying on lawsuits to iron out the details.
Citizens' Guide to Proposition 4 in Spokane
Carl Gipson, Director, Center for Small Business, and Abby Burlingame, Research Assistant
, September, 2009This November, voters in the city of Spokane will vote on a Community Bill of Rights ballot measure. The measure, promoted by a community action group called “Envision Spokane,” seeks to amend the Spokane City Charter to either expand current entitlement programs or institute new ones.