Budget & Tax Analysis
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.
Most Recent
Blog Post Local Levies Can’t Fund Statewide Education
Blog Post Ten Ways Senate Budget Holds Back Progress
Blog Post Senate Budget Falls Short
Blog Post A Statement About the Senate Budget
Blog Post Creating an Equitable Future for Black Washingtonians
Blog Post House Budget Proposal Prioritizes Funding for Education
Blog Post Washington State Lagging in Key Measures of Progress
Blog Post Carbon Program Revenues Should Invest in Working Families Tax Rebate
Blog Post Invest in TANF to Help Strengthen Families
Blog Post Why Passing the Family Unity Act Is a Good Idea for Washington State
Blog Post The Economic Contributions of Immigrants in Washington State
Blog Post New Data Shows Social Programs Lifted 241,000 Kids Out of Poverty in Washington
Blog Post Revenue Is Projected to Increase, But Not by Enough
Blog Post Legislature Pays for Increased Costs Related to Fires, Lawsuits in Supplemental Budget
Blog Post Bringing high-quality early learning to kids and families in Washington state
Blog Post Senate “Education by Starvation” Proposal Proves that New Revenue is Needed
Blog Post New Report Confronts Racial Inequity in Washington State
Blog Post State Tax Resources to Fall Critically Short of Current Needs
Blog Post Teachers Lose in the Final Budget
Blog Post Session Wrap-Up: 2014 Supplemental Budget Avoids Elephant in the Room
Blog Post 2013 Session Recap: Not a Path to Prosperity
Blog Post 2013-15 Budget: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Brief/Report 2013 Session Recap: Not a Path to Prosperity