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READ about WPC's work exposing LEAD in The Wall Street Journal here ([link removed]) !
WPC's Eric Zimmerman exposed false data being used to promote Seattle's Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion Program, work that was highlighted by a Wall Street Journal editorial ([link removed]) this week. Eric's follow-up report exposing how Congress was misled is linked below.
Washington’s “regressive” tax debate ignores where people and money are moving
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When proponents of the income tax claim it will help balance Washington's "regressive" tax system, they neglect the fact that the wealthy are leaving the state, which ends up putting a higher burden on lower income families.

Using the Tax Foundation’s 2022 resident-burden tax estimates, the 10 least-regressive states averaged 12.45% of income, compared with 9.68% for the most-regressive states. That is 29% higher.

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Dues & Don’ts: WFSE demands a ‘fair’ contract — but workers and taxpayers can’t see the numbers

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Washington law excludes collective-bargaining sessions from the Open Public Meetings Act, allowing the governor’s negotiators and union representatives to bargain outside public view. That secrecy is especially consequential because public-sector unions also participate in politics. They make candidate endorsements. They weigh in on initiatives.

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** Price caps do not cut rents, they cut apartments.
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Olympia keeps treating a housing shortage as a pricing problem. It is a supply problem. When the state tells property owners what they may charge for rent by implementing rent control, fewer units come to market, existing buildings get less maintenance, and the next tenant pays more, or never finds a unit at all.

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** U.S. Congress misled by false LEAD crime-reduction claims, leading to nearly $100 million in federal funding
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Since 2015, LEAD promoters have used false data to market inflated success rates, claiming 58% reductions in criminal reoffending—more than double what the study suggests.

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Join Washington Policy Center for a virtual program about the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program and learn how it could help fund K-12 educational expenses at no additional cost to schools or the state budget.

Hear from national experts, including former U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, and Jorge Elorza, CEO of Democrats for Education Reform, and get your questions answered about this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Washington students.

Panel moderated by Vicki Murray, Ph.D., Paul W. Locke Research Fellow for Education at Washington Policy Center.
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** He lost his home and his faith in city leadership, so he ran for office.
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WPC is pleased to announce our rescheduled 2026 Eastern Washington Policy Dinner will now feature recent Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt, whose passion for good governance in the wake of the LA fires made national news. Don't miss our November 6 dinner program at the Spokane Convention Center. Tickets and sponsor opportunities available below.
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