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Funding Public Services

February 7, 2024

Washington Future Fund Gains Grassroots Momentum

The Washington Future Fund, also known as baby bonds, is getting noticed.

Opportunity

February 2, 2024

What is REET and Why Do We Need to Reform It?

Washington State lawmakers have the chance to make a progressive tax more progressive and provide a permanent funding source for affordable housing

Progressive Revenue

January 23, 2024

Report: Washington no longer has the most regressive tax structure in the nation

This is both cause for celebration and a call to action

Retirement Security

January 22, 2024

“Washington Saves” legislation won’t solve our retirement security crisis. Lawmakers should pass it anyway.

The details of this auto IRA policy matter.

Fairness

January 17, 2024

Which costs more: Shoplifting or wage theft? The answer might surprise you

Wage theft continues to rob workers — but Washington is stepping up

Retirement Security

January 11, 2024

Aging in America Shouldn’t Be So Awful

Poverty among seniors is skyrocketing – but it doesn’t have to be

Research Feed

State of Working Washington
With Unemployment Still High, why are Some Businesses Struggling to Hire?

Hint: it's not your stimulus check — or your neighbor's unemployment benefits

Progressive Revenue
Washington: From Affluence to Prosperity

A key reason for Washington's failure to achieve economic prosperity is the state's unfair tax system