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  • Businesses Are Fleeing Washington as New Taxes Pour in | September 30

    Businesses Are Fleeing Washington as New Taxes Pour in | September 30
    Sep 30 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 episode, we'll hear WaFd President & CEO Brent Beardall on how businesses are reacting to Washington's new tax burdens, as well as Center for Small Business Director Mark Harmsworth detailing a new tax on all kinds of services that will hurt small businesses and consumers across the state.
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    48 min
  • Why Censorship Backfires Every Time | September 16

    Why Censorship Backfires Every Time | September 16
    Sep 30 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 hear from Communications Director Dave Boze and Communications Manager Donald Kimball discussing free speech, data privacy laws, and the intersection of both.


    00:00 - Introduction
    00:31 - Linking free speech and data privacy
    00:54 - Reaction to Charlie Kirk’s killing & online responses
    02:13 - Polls on political violence
    03:11 - Campus incidents & enforcement double standards
    05:41 - Pam Bondi remark; “misinformation” & censorship risks
    10:20 - Responsibility in rhetoric
    12:09 - WA hate-speech hotline pilot & cultural risks
    13:38 - WPC Report Card; where WA is falling behind
    17:59 - Radical transparency
    19:49 - Data privacy unintended consequences
    22:07 - Case study: women-only app verification breach
    24:05 - UK age-verification; VPN debate & circumvention
    26:36 - WA kids’ online-safety bill fix
    27:42 - Limits of “pass a law” thinking
    31:15 - Stakes of data exposure


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    36 min
  • Why Your Hospital Bills are High and Car Tabs Expensive | August 19, 2025

    Why Your Hospital Bills are High and Car Tabs Expensive | August 19, 2025
    Aug 19 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 hear from Elizabeth New, our Center for Health Care and Center for Worker Rights Director, and Charles Prestrud, our Center for Transportation Director.

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    48 min
  • 50% of Spokane's Homeless Came From Outside, Here's Why | Dr. Robert Marbut

    50% of Spokane's Homeless Came From Outside, Here's Why | Dr. Robert Marbut
    Aug 5 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 hear from Dr. Robert Marbut, the former federal homelessness czar and upcoming speaker for our Eastern Washington Annual Dinner!

    00:00 - Introduction
    00:34 - Marbut’s background and national experience
    01:18 - San Antonio’s Haven for Hope success story
    03:09 - Spokane homelessness: new research overview
    04:00 - Why Spokane is struggling despite more spending
    05:26 - Asking the right question: what’s the problem?
    07:33 - Drucker’s advice: define the problem before the solution
    08:29 - Key stat: 50% of Spokane’s homeless came from elsewhere
    12:26 - Why people *really* come to Spokane
    14:11 - Permissive enforcement and lack of police presence
    15:37 - What really causes homelessness? HUD’s 10 categories
    17:21 - Street-level homelessness: addiction and mental illness
    20:21 - Cities succeeding by focusing on treatment and recovery
    22:53 - Case study: West Tampa vs. East Tampa
    23:53 - Small city success: Fort Smith, Arkansas
    25:15 - What Spokane will look like in 4 years without change
    27:11 - Surprising indicator: dogs on the street predict violence
    28:37 - Spokane’s rising fentanyl death rate
    30:51 - New executive order on homelessness and drug policy
    33:14 - Ending taxpayer-funded drug enablement
    34:50 - How the EO flips the script: easier treatment, harder drugs

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    38 min
  • Will Washington See Energy Blackouts? | Kurt Miller

    Will Washington See Energy Blackouts? | Kurt Miller
    Aug 5 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. This episode features special guest Kurt Miller, Executive Director and CEO of the Northwest Public Power Association, and WPC Vice President for Research Todd Myers as they discuss energy policy and sustainability.
    00:00 – Introduction

    00:25 – Who is NWPPA? What “public power” means
    01:12 – Size of public‑power footprint in WA vs OR
    01:42 – How WA’s grid has changed in 30 years
    02:26 – Wind boom: 10 GW built & new variability
    03:29 – Electrification mandates and doubling demand
    04:44 – Data‑center / AI load tsunami
    05:29 – Near‑miss blackouts & WECC warning
    06:19 – Are political mandates killing reliability?
    09:01 – Hydro’s balancing role vs wind/solar gaps
    11:02 – Battery limits during 5‑day heat/cold waves
    12:57 – Rural utilities & rate‑shock worries
    14:28 – 80% vs 100% decarbonization cost curve
    18:19 – Practical fixes: replace like‑for‑like capacity
    21:17 – Audience Q&A: Spain/Portugal outage & China costs
    24:45 – Explaining “resource adequacy” and planning gaps
    27:28 – How investor-owned utilities differ from public utilities
    30:12 – California’s policy influence on Washington decisions
    33:40 – Problems with Washington’s “clean energy” mandates
    36:14 – Why capacity is being retired before replacements are ready
    39:01 – Energy policy disconnect: planning vs. reality
    42:05 – BPA’s future and federal hydro role
    45:02 – Can the Northwest grid survive electrification + AI demand?

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    53 min
  • This Simple Trick Improves Public Schools | Corey DeAngelis

    This Simple Trick Improves Public Schools | Corey DeAngelis
    Jul 8 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. This episode features special guest Corey DeAngelis, Executive Director of the Education Freedom Institute, and WPC Education Director Vicki Murray as they discuss school choice in the nation and at home.

    00:00 - Introduction
    00:27 - Washington's education report card
    01:13 - Performance drop in core subjects
    02:14 - Washington's spending vs results
    02:43 - Mississippi outperforms Washington
    03:31 - Cory DeAngelis joins the discussion
    04:29 - Role of ideology in poor outcomes
    05:17 - Florida's school choice success
    06:16 - Responding to common objections
    10:09 - Special needs and school choice
    13:17 - Political shifts on education
    15:12 - School choice impact on elections
    16:20 - Teachers unions' political power
    20:18 - Administrative bloat in education
    23:09 - NEA resolutions and priorities
    27:18 - Real solutions: freedom to choose
    29:20 - State trends and school choice surge
    32:51 - Federal school choice provision
    37:24 - Homeschooling and regulation fears
    41:38 - Hope for Washington reform

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    1 h
  • 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
  • October 17, 2023

    October 17, 2023
    Oct 17 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 the Environment Director Todd Myers and WPC Center for Government Reform Director Chris Corry.
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    32 min