| TITLE |
AUTHOR |
DATE |
SUMMARY |
 Why Homes in Washington Cost Too Much |
WRC |
11/29/2006 |
Prices are high because government limits the number of permissions to build. |
| Why Homes in Washington Cost Too Much |
WRC |
11/28/2006 |
Prices are high because government limits the number of permissions to build. |
| Why Homes in Washington Cost Too Much |
WRC |
11/28/2006 |
Prices are high because government limits the number of permissions to build. |
| Death and Taxes: I-920 Goes to Voters |
WRC |
10/13/2006 |
I-920 would repeal Washington's estate tax. |
| I-933: Regulating Regulatory Takings |
WRC |
10/10/2006 |
"The Property Fairness Initiative" |
| I-933: Regulating Regulatory Takings |
WRC |
10/10/2006 |
"The Property Fairness Initiative" |
| Vashon to Vote on PUD |
WRC |
10/3/2006 |
A proposal to create a Puublic Utility District will be on the November ballot. |
| Vashon to Vote on PUD |
WRC |
10/3/2006 |
A proposal to create a Puublic Utility District will be on the November ballot. |
| National Health Care and Insurance Trends |
WashACE |
9/20/2006 |
Part 1 in a two part series on the rise in health care costs. |
| Infrastructure in Washington: Growth and Change |
WashACE |
9/7/2006 |
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| Initiative 937: Tilting Towards Windmills |
WRC |
8/29/2006 |
I-937 will be on the November ballot, |
| Consolidating Gains in a Transitional Economy |
WashACE |
8/16/2006 |
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| Consolidating Gains in a Transitional Economy |
WashACE |
8/16/2006 |
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| Can We Afford Their Retirement? |
WashACE |
7/3/2006 |
Washington's retirement systems face nearly $5 billion in unfunded pension liabilities and a large, though yet to be quantified, health care liability. |
| Fully Recognizing the Benefits of Retirement |
WRC |
4/5/2006 |
The financial statements of Washington’s state and local governments do not fully reflect the cost of providing health care and certain other retirement benef... |
| On the Importance of Being Educated |
WashACE |
3/24/2006 |
A brief on the value of education. |
| On the Importance of Being Educated |
WashACE |
3/24/2006 |
A brief on the value of education. |
| Infrastructure in Washington: Letting Growth Pay for Growth |
WRC |
3/21/2006 |
This brief discusses policy changes and specific revenue mechanisms that could create additional funding for the infrastructure needed to support the growth tha... |
| Infrastructure in Washington: Letting Growth Pay for Growth |
WRC |
3/21/2006 |
This brief discusses policy changes and specific revenue mechanisms that could create additional funding for the infrastructure needed to support the growth tha... |
| Infrastructure in Washington: Letting Growth Pay for Growth |
WRC |
3/21/2006 |
This brief discusses policy changes and specific revenue mechanisms that could create additional funding for the infrastructure needed to support the growth tha... |
| Initiative Targets Transportation Fees |
WRC |
3/15/2006 |
Initiative 917 was filed on January 9th and, if it receives sufficient signatures to qualify, will appear on the ballot this November. |
| Infrastructure in Washington: Connecting to Growth |
WRC |
3/14/2006 |
Failure to provide infrastructure capacity to accommodate growth will not bring that growth to a halt. Instead, it will create chaos not only for newcomers, but... |
| Infrastructure in Washington: Connecting to Growth |
WRC |
3/14/2006 |
Failure to provide infrastructure capacity to accommodate growth will not bring that growth to a halt. Instead, it will create chaos not only for newcomers, but... |
| House Supplemental Budget Has Familiar Look |
WRC |
2/23/2006 |
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| Senate Budget: Not Quite Restrained Enough |
WRC |
2/21/2006 |
While the Senate showed restraint in the face of revenue growth, the increased spending aggravates the state'’s existing structural deficit. |
| Public Retirement Program: Brain-Drain vs. Retire-Rehire |
WRC |
2/17/2006 |
This brief focuses on the impact of post-retirement employment (commonly referred to as the "retire-rehire" program) on Washington's pension system. |
| King County Wages |
WRC |
2/2/2006 |
CNNMoney website reported reported the average wage in King County fell by 1.8 percent from the second quarter of 2003 to the second quarter of 2005. Fortunatel... |
| Misguided Pension Benefit May Cost Billions |
WRC |
1/27/2006 |
Under Washington’s gain-sharing system, when the compounded annual rate of return on investments is 10 percent or more for four years in a row, half of the re... |
| Diagnosing Health Care Spending Growth |
WRC |
1/20/2006 |
This brief documents the role of various services in the overall growth of health care spending. |
| Diagnosing Health Care Spending Growth |
WRC |
1/20/2006 |
This brief documents the role of various services in the overall growth of health care spending. |
