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The Budget and Policy Center helps shape the debate around economic policies – from publishing op-eds to pitching columns and editorials to lending our expertise to articles that cover our policy priorities.

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Does Seattle Need a Business Payroll Tax?

The Stranger, May 1, 2020

Opinion: New Federal Stimulus Package Isn’t Enough to Support Our Communities

South Seattle Emerald, April 27, 2020

Opinion: Lawmakers Must Focus on Building a Just and Inclusive Economy for Our State

South Seattle Emerald, April 21, 2020

Coronavirus recovery can’t lead to a more gentrified Seattle

Crosscut, April 8, 2020

Inslee Cuts $445 Million from the Budget in Anticipation of Massive Revenue Shortfalls

The Stranger, April 5, 2020

State taxes: Time to reform

Seattle Times, April 3, 2020

New federal bill to mitigate COVID-19’s economic impact: Three things for Washingtonians to know

Washington State Wire, April 1, 2020

Best Defense Against Virus Proves Crushing to States’ Finances

Bloomberg News, March 20, 2020

Washington state to feel economic, tax revenue pinch due to COVID-19

Debtwire, March 20, 2020

Coronavirus Hits State and City Budgets; Local officials say they don’t know how deep the hole might get

Wall Street Journal, March 19, 2020

Guest opinion: Tax credit would boost paychecks and right some wrongs

Yakima Herald-Republic, March 8, 2020

TVW Testimonials – Misha Werschkul

TVW, March 8, 2020

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families is a Necessary Program

Real Change, March 4, 2020

Expanding WorkFirst Would Allow Families The Chance To Become Economically Secure

Seattle Medium, March 4, 2020

The Impact: Featuring the Washington State Budget & Policy Center

TVW, March 4, 2020

Why Black Women Are Paying More in Taxes than Washington’s Billionaires

Firesteel Blog, March 3, 2020

A tax break for working families

Renton Reporter, March 1, 2020

Opinion: State tax credit would help thousands in Seattle community

South Seattle Emerald, February 25, 2020

Billionaire effect: Did Paul Allen’s death just hit Washington’s education budget?

Protocol, February 20, 2020

In a reversal, Amazon supports concept of head tax

Puget Sound Business Journal, February 12, 2020

Liias sponsors slate of bills expanding access to college

Washington State Wire, February 3, 2020

Bill Would Open Tax Credit to Undocumented Washingtonians

Public News Service, February 3, 2020

COO partners with 17 organizations & coalitions to improve health, social, and economic outcomes

Communities of Opportunity blog, January 31, 2020

Cash assistance for families has plummeted in WA, even as poverty remains high

Crosscut, January 23, 2020

Ideas for a new tax on big businesses like Amazon swirl in Seattle as debate heats up again

Seattle Times, January 12, 2020

Temporary assistance for needy families can be a lifeline

Seattle Times, January 10, 2020

In Two Blue States, Voters Back Democrats, But Show a Wariness Toward Taxes

Route Fifty, December 10, 2019

OPINION: The Tax Code Should Advance Racial Justice

South Seattle Emerald, December 4, 2019

State Tax Credit Could Help WA Working Families ‘Pay the Bills’

Public News Service, November 27, 2019

What are the implications of a Capital Gains Tax in Washington State?

Washington State Wire, November 25, 2019

Advancing racial equity through tax policy

King County TV, November 21, 2019

What Should Progressives Do with Their Majority on City Council? Tax the Rich. Duh.

The Stranger, November 14, 2019

Budget Matters 2019 Highlights How State Tax Code Can Be Tool for Racial Justice

Runta News, October 23, 2019

Fishing for equity in a regressive tax system

Real Change, October 16, 2019

State Rundown: Always Something Old, Something New in State Tax Debates

Just Taxes Blog, October 10, 2019

Budget Matters 2019 Policy Conference includes Coalition of Immigrants, Refugees and Communities of Color

International Examiner, September 30, 2019

‘Clawback’ could make a comeback in aerospace tax break debate

Everett Herald, September 6, 2019

Letter: A revenue-neutral income tax idea

Kitsap Sun, August 28, 2019

Washington will lift some restrictions on public assistance for families in poverty

KNKX, July 25, 2019

The legislature’s wins and losses for working families, part 2

KSVR Radio, July 9, 2019

The legislature’s wins and losses for working families, part 1 

KSVR Radio, July 2, 2019

Report: Only 8 percent of Washington’s kids have access to publicly funded preschool 

The Inlander, June 20, 2019

Report: Washington state behind in early education

KING 5, June 18, 2019

‘Who can afford that?’ Changes at SPSCC’s child care center could end up costing families. 

The Olympian, June 18, 2019

Washington lags the country in preschool, and child poverty is growing, new study says

Seattle Times, June 17, 2019

Report: Rapid WA Child Population Growth Draws Need for Support

Public News Service, June 17, 2019

Immediate, widespread support for updating overtime pay rules

The Stand, June 6, 2019

What this year’s state tax reforms say about investing in healthy communities

Seattle Times, May 26, 2019
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