The Budget and Policy Center measures how our state is doing across budget value areas that include: economic security; education and job readiness; healthy people and communities; and effective and accountable government. And we assess how state revenue is impacting these value areas.
Blog Post State Revenue Forecast Doesn’t Change the Facts: Washington State Needs Equitable New Revenue
Blog Post Guest Post: Kansas Experiment Yields Valuable Lessons in Why State Investments Are Essential
Blog Post The House Revenue Plan Shows How to Make Smart, Long-term Investments in Communities
Video/Webinar Budget Beat: A Tale of Two Budgets
Blog Post House Democrats’ Budget Shows What Our State Can Achieve by Cleaning Up the Tax Code
Blog Post Don’t Let the Talking Points Fool You: Senate Republicans’ Budget Proposal Is a House of Cards
Blog Post Lawmakers Must Protect the Wellbeing of Children, Families, and People with Disabilities
Blog Post Senate Republican Budget Proposal Puts Washington’s Economic Future on Shaky Ground
Blog Post Tax Reform Can’t Wait, New Revenue Forecast Shows
Blog Post Washington Should Invest in Thriving Communities Instead of Paying Out Special Interest Tax Breaks
Video/Webinar Budget Beat: Senate Republicans’ Education Funding Proposal
Blog Post Senate Republicans’ Plan Doesn’t Amply Fund Schools, Puts Other Programs at Risk
Blog Post A Look at How the Governor’s Budget Invests in Progress
Blog Post Governor Proposes Bold Plan to Invest in Kids, Clean Up Tax Code
Blog Post Slight Boost in Projected Tax Revenues Won’t Fix School Funding Crisis
Blog Post Supreme Court Strikes Down Eyman’s Latest Attempt to Derail Social and Economic Progress
Blog Post Much Work Remains to Be Done to Fund Schools
Blog Post Spread the Word: Tax Dollars Make a Difference
Blog Post Final Budget Responds to Pressing Needs, But Lacks Bold Vision
Blog Post Senate Budget Includes Massive Tax Giveaway to Giant Media Corporations
Blog Post Final Budget Must Offer Solutions, Not Gimmicks, to Strengthen Economy
Blog Post Senate Budget Misses Opportunity to Invest in Washington’s Economy
Blog Post Essential Revenue Reforms Lose Out to Short-Term Needs in House Budget