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Washington Policy Center Washington 8/10 ?

Meat processing deregulation puts health, safety at risk

By Pam LewisonOn the heels of an announcement to allow 300,000 tons of beef into the U.S. without tariffs, the President announced late last week that the Administration was looking to “allow farmers ...

2026-09-03

Washington Policy Center Washington 8/10 ?

Ground beef imports are a no-win plan for consumers, producers

By Pam LewisonFlooding the market with additional ground beef probably won’t decrease the grocery bill for the average American consumer but it will make growing the U.S. cattle herd more difficult.Wh...

2026-09-02

Washington Policy Center Washington 8/10 ?

Wildfire Risk Demands a More Flexible Approach to Roadless Areas

By Todd MyersThe federal government is considering removing the Roadless Rule which was adopted in the final hours of the Clinton Administration in 2001. That rule, designed to protect wilderness area...

2026-09-02

Washington Policy Center Washington 8/10 ?

California court rewinds new AEWR methodology

By Pam LewisonA U.S. District Court in California has upended the new U.S. Department of Labor wage calculation methodology for the H-2A visa program in the United States. Thejudge ordered DOL to crea...

2026-09-01

Washington Policy Center Washington 8/10 ?

Six charts that explain Washington's budget problem

By Ryan FrostWashington’s budget problem is usually described by the majority party and other supporters of tax increases as a shortage of revenue. The evidence shows something different, as even rapi...

2026-08-31

Washington Policy Center Washington 8/10 ?

A school bell should not be a bargaining chip

By Elizabeth NewOn Wednesday morning, nearly 50,000 Seattle students are supposed to head back to school. Parents have arranged work schedules, child care and transportation around that promise.Whethe...

2026-08-31

Washington Policy Center Washington 8/10 ?

Sound Transit proposes an expensive fix to rampant fare evasion

By Charles PrestrudTo reduce fare evasion Sound Transit intends to install fare gates at fourteen of the system's thirty-nine stations. The hope is this will increase fare revenue by $30 million per y...

2026-08-30

Washington Policy Center Washington 8/10 ?

Striking workers are now expected to seek work like others

By Elizabeth NewWhen striking workers receive unemployment insurance benefits in Washington state, they are now expected to search for work. Imagine that! This makes perfect sense to me, and luckily i...

2026-08-27

Washington Policy Center Washington 8/10 ?

Washingtonians are voting with the moving truck

By Mark HarmsworthLegislators in Olympia still talk as if Washington is a magnet for business and new residents. The latest moving data says something more uncomfortable: Americans who already live he...

2026-08-27

Washington AG Washington 7/10 ?

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2026-08-26