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 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
Blog Post Final Budget: A Band-Aid Not a Solution
Brief/Report Economic Recovery Will Be Tied to Changes in Washington State’s Revenue System
Blog Post Invest in Washington State’s Future, Invest in Communities of Color
Blog Post Washington State Cuts to Higher Education Among Worst in the Country
Blog Post How Much Funding is Needed for McCleary?
Blog Post Governor’s Budget: A Reality-Based Proposal
Blog Post Cuts to Higher Education Lead to Increases in Tuition