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  • Senate Passes Income Tax and Farmworker Unionization Moves Forward | February 17, 2026

    Senate Passes Income Tax and Farmworker Unionization Moves Forward | February 17, 2026
    Feb 17 2026
    Washington Policy On The Go is WPC's bi-weekly (weekly during the legislative session) virtual lunchtime event series featuring center directors and guests to inform you on the latest in Washington State policy research and analysis. In this episode, Ryan Frost updates us on the latest with the Senate passing the income tax bill and legislators considering walking back the estate tax, followed by Pam Lewison walking us through the farmworker unionization bill and how it actually does little to help workers and more to help union bosses.
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    46 min
  • The Tax Death Spiral Olympia is Considering | Joe Wallin

    The Tax Death Spiral Olympia is Considering | Joe Wallin
    Feb 10 2026
    Washington Policy On The Go is WPC's bi-weekly (weekly during the legislative session) virtual lunchtime event series featuring center directors and guests to inform you on the latest in Washington State policy research and analysis. In this video, Small Business Director Mark Harmsworth and business startup attorney Joe Wallin discuss the looming taxes sitting in legislative committees and how they would impact the business and startup community.

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    44 min
  • The New Washington Income Tax is Worse Than Expected | February 3, 2026

    The New Washington Income Tax is Worse Than Expected | February 3, 2026
    Feb 3 2026
    Washington Policy On The Go is WPC's bi-weekly (weekly during the legislative session) virtual lunchtime event series featuring center directors and guests to inform you on the latest in Washington State policy research and analysis. In this video, Tax & Budget Director Ryan Frost talks about the income tax bill that just surfaced today, and why it would be such a harmful policy for Washington state.
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    45 min
  • They Keep Raising Payroll Taxes and Try to Hide Them | January 27, 2026

    They Keep Raising Payroll Taxes and Try to Hide Them | January 27, 2026
    Jan 27 2026
    47 min
  • Legislators Admit Millionaire's Tax Will Trickle Down | January 13, 2026

    Legislators Admit Millionaire's Tax Will Trickle Down | January 13, 2026
    Jan 20 2026
    Washington Policy On The Go is WPC's bi-weekly (weekly during the legislative session) virtual lunchtime event series featuring center directors and guests to inform you on the latest in Washington State policy research and analysis. In this video, Small Business Director Mark Harmsworth and Budget & Tax Director Ryan Frost discuss how the state ended up with deficits, how the tax expansion will reach more than just the rich, and how businesses are struggling to keep up.


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    33 min
  • How Will 2026 Treat Your Gas and Grocery Bills? | January 6, 2026

    How Will 2026 Treat Your Gas and Grocery Bills? | January 6, 2026
    Jan 6 2026
    Washington Policy On The Go is WPC's bi-weekly (weekly during the legislative session) virtual lunchtime event series featuring center directors and guests to inform you on the latest in Washington State policy research and analysis. In this episode, we'll talk with Transportation Director Charles Prestrud as he outlines the serious costs our infrastructure warrants, and how legislators have ignored the glaring problems until now. Afterwards, we chat with Agriculture Director Pam Lewison to address the legislative actions that can help or hurt our farmers in Washington, which ultimately drives food costs!
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    45 min
  • Washington Loses Two Taxpayers Every Hour | Andrew Wilford

    Washington Loses Two Taxpayers Every Hour | Andrew Wilford
    Dec 9 2025
    Washington Policy On The Go is WPC's bi-weekly (weekly during the legislative session) virtual lunchtime event series featuring center directors and guests to inform you on the latest in Washington State policy research and analysis. In this video, we'll talk with Andrew Wilford, Director of National Taxpayer Union Foundation's Interstate Commerce Initiative about a new study showing outmigration between the states.


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    00:00 - Introduction,
    01:50 - NTU report on “one taxpayer leaves every 29 minutes 55 seconds”
    02:11 - How IRS migration data works
    03:02 - Washington’s rank: from #10 in-migration to #43 outmigration
    04:15 - Who is leaving: higher-income taxpayers and brackets
    04:48 - Spillover effects when wealth leaves a state
    06:58 - Top net in-migration states
    07:50 - “No income tax” in Washington and the capital gains excise tax
    08:41 - Tax hikes vs tax cuts: what migration data shows
    10:18 - Do taxes really drive people out? Debunking “fair share” claims
    13:36 - Washington’s largest tax increase ever and new tax proposals
    17:19 - Policy climate, constant new tax ideas, and taxpayer psychology
    19:15 - Education spending vs results and government performance
    21:00 - When the next IRS migration data might arrive


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    26 min
  • February 14, 2023

    February 14, 2023
    Feb 14 2023
    Washington Policy On The Go is WPC's bi-weekly virtual lunchtime event series featuring center directors and guests to inform you on the latest in Washington State policy research and analysis. This week, we'll hear from WPC Center for Government Reform Director Jason Mercier on tax increases being proposed in the legislature.
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    27 min