Progressive taxation can advance gender equity
Our tax code harms women and nonbinary people; lawmakers can change that
By Margaret Babayan and Andy Nicholas - January 30, 2020
The Working Families Tax Credit can help reduce housing cost pressure
Policymakers can increase housing stability for Washingtonians this session
By Evan Walker - January 30, 2020
Lawmakers should build on governor’s 2020 budget proposal
A short session and election-year politics shouldn’t get in way of prioritizing communities
By Andy Nicholas, senior fellow, and Margaret Babayan, policy analyst - January 16, 2020
The number of Washingtonians without insurance is growing
State legislation aims to reverse a problematic trend in health care access
By Evan Walker - December 04, 2019
A path forward to a new Washington economy
Building a sustainable, equitable economy that creates shared economic well-being
By Deric Gruen, Marcy Bowers, and Misha Werschkul - November 07, 2019
Invest in neighborhoods, invest in kids
KIDS COUNT report shows nearly 70,000 Washington kids live in communities with high poverty rates
By Liz Olson - October 04, 2019
How Washington’s tax code can help advance racial justice
Reforming our inequitable tax code would help undo the damage of generations of racist policies, new brief shows
By Andy Nicholas - October 03, 2019
Economic security programs help everyone thrive
New Census data underscore need for investment in programs like WorkFirst and tax credits
By Liz Olson - September 26, 2019