washington state

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Interior of dome in Olympia, WA
Bailey Takacs
May 16, 2019
Education
4

Students and Parents Badly Hurt by the Legislature

Bailey Takacs
May 16, 2019
Education
4
The 2019 legislature missed out on a big opportunity this year. Instead of working to reform how our schools operate, the legislature took a step backwards by undoing much of the good work that was done in response to the McCleary court ruling just two years ago. Read More ›
Christopher Rufo
March 19, 2018
Economics
1

Dear Washington State: Don’t Follow California’s Tax Model

Christopher Rufo
March 19, 2018
Economics
1
I’m one of more than 125,000 people who have moved from California to Washington State in the past three years. Like many of these people, I came to Washington State for its dynamic economy, lower taxes, cheaper cost of living, and the chance to make a better life for my family. I was born and raised in California, but over the past decade started to feel trapped—I saw half of my paycheck disappear in taxes, couldn’t afford a decent house, and worried that I would never make my way up the economic ladder. Read More ›
Discovery Institute
January 12, 2016
Discovery Institute, Education
3

Education Reform Must Begin With the Legislature Says Former Seattle School Board President

Discovery Institute
January 12, 2016
Discovery Institute, Education
3
This week, the Legislature begins its deliberations during this short session. The top priority will be “education” and the need to comply with the Supreme Court decisions on charter schools and funding. The charter school issue should be the easier of the two according to Don Nielsen, former Seattle School Board President and author of Every School: One Citizen’s Guide To Transforming Education. Read More ›
Matt Rosenberg
May 21, 2009
Cascadia
18

Flexible Tolling: The Key To Solving Our Congestion

Matt Rosenberg
May 21, 2009
Cascadia
18

Transit can’t solve the problem, and we can’t afford to build enough highways. So modern tolling, with prices varied by demand, will be necessary. Here’s a look at how the Legislature is quietly laying the political and conceptual groundwork. Start with the transportation facts of life. Population in the four counties of Central Puget Sound will have grown from the 2008 total Read More ›

Discovery Institute
May 5, 2009
Cascadia
2

Rep. Eddy’s HB 1481 To Expand Electric Vehicle Infrastructure

Discovery Institute
May 5, 2009
Cascadia
2
Washington State Rep. Deb Eddy (D-48th) sponsored HB 1481, which passed the legislature in the recently-completed session and has been signed into law. The bill contains numerous provisions to help accelerate the development of electric vehicle infrastructure and the use of electric vehicles in Washington state. This "Green Highways" bill's passage in Washington comes as the Seattle and Portland regions and the entire West Coast are stepping up their commitment to planning for electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and a "smart grid" electrical system that can optimally schedule vehicle charging loads, and add capacity for storage of renewable energy to power green vehicles and much more. Here is HB 1481, as passed by the state legislature. Some highlights follow, here. Read More ›
Cascadia Center
May 1, 2009
Cascadia
2

Deep Bored Tunnel Bill Is Signed Into Law – News Round-up

Cascadia Center
May 1, 2009
Cascadia
2

“This was not an easy process, but it’s done. It is done. It is done,” Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels said Tuesday afternoon at a signing ceremony for state legislation to replace the elevated highway with a deep-bored tunnel. “Today we end the era of the Viaduct.” Before signing the bill, Gov. Chris Gregoire addressed people who still questioned whether the state could build the Read More ›

Aubrey Cohen
April 1, 2009
Cascadia
1

Partnerships A Solution For Transportation Funding?

Aubrey Cohen
April 1, 2009
Cascadia
1

This article, published by Seattle PI, mentions Matt Rosenberg of Discovery Institute: The state’s budget crunch might be a new opening for trying public-private partnerships to fund transportation projects, according to Matt Rosenberg, a senior fellow at Seattle’s Cascadia Center For Regional Development. The rest of the article can be found here.

Jared Paben
February 6, 2009
Cascadia
1

House Bill Supports New Passenger Ferries, Sets One Aside for Northwest Washington

Jared Paben
February 6, 2009
Cascadia
1
(Feb. 6, 2009--Bellingham, Wash.) A new bill in Olympia would direct the state Department of Transportation to buy five passenger-only ferries, and it would set aside one of them for service in Northwest Washington. The bill, proposed by Rep. Doug Ericksen, R-Ferndale, would set up the framework for spending $25 million in federal stimulus money for transit to buy high-speed passenger boats. Advocates say that brings their effort to establish a route between Friday Harbor and Bellingham closer to reality. "If the feds come in with the boat, then all of a sudden the economics of the thing start looking pretty positive," said Bruce Agnew, program director at the Seattle-based Cascadia Center, which has studied passenger ferry routes here. He's also a member of the Farmhouse Gang, an informal group of leaders that helped kick-start the bus route between Bellingham and Mount Vernon and now wants the ferry service. More here. Read More ›
Jared Paben
February 4, 2009
Cascadia
1

More Details On How The Bellingham To Friday Harbor Ferry Service Could Work

Jared Paben
February 4, 2009
Cascadia
1

This article, published by The Bellingham Herald, quotes Discovery Institute Fellow Bruce Agnew: Of all of the efforts to establish new passenger ferry service in Puget Sound, the effort to get a boat between Friday Harbor and Bellingham is the ripest, said Bruce Agnew, program director at the Seattle-based Cascadia Center. The rest of the article can be found here.