Washington Policy Center

Free-market think tank

Washington Policy CenterMotto| Improving lives through market solutions

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Mission| To promote sound public policy based on free-market solutions[1]
Chair| Kevin Bouchey
President and CEO| Michael Gallagher
Staff| 25
Budget| $3.4 million (2021)[2]
Formerly called| Washington Institute Foundation[3]
Location|

Seattle, Washington

Website| www.washingtonpolicy.org

The Washington Policy Center (WPC) is a think tank based in the state of Washington.[4][5] The organization's stated mission is "to promote sound public policy based on free-market solutions."[1] It has a statewide staff of 25 and offices in Seattle, Olympia, Spokane, and Richland.[6][7] The organization is divided into eight research centers: Agriculture, Education, Environment, Government Reform, Health Care, Small Business, Transportation, and Worker Rights. WPC is an affiliate of the State Policy Network, a nonprofit organization that serves as a network for conservative and libertarian think tanks focusing on state-level policy in the United States.[8]

WPC operates a free public-service website, WashingtonVotes.org, which tracks what bills state legislators introduce and support.[9] WashingtonVotes.org provides a roll call service to state media outlets while the legislature is in session.[10][11]

The organization uncovered an error in Sound Transit's defense in a $500 million class-action lawsuit filed by taxpayers regarding the collection of car tab tax charges. The state Attorney General's office acknowledged the error and declined to take Sound Transit's side in the case, pulling out just one hour prior to a scheduled hearing before the State Supreme Court.[12] The constitutionality of the car-tab collection levied by Sound Transit was upheld by the State Supreme Court in February 2020.[13]

## See also[edit]

* Freedom Foundation

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "About Washington Policy Center". Washington Policy Center. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
2. ^ "Washington Policy Center - GuideStar Profile". www.guidestar.org. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
3. ^ "Washington Institute changes name". Puget Sound Business Journal. June 21, 2001. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
4. ^ Baker, Mike (5 January 2020). "To Fight Climate Change, One City May Ban Heating Homes With Natural Gas". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
5. ^ Lindblom, Mike (August 14, 2014). "Metro starts work on $1.50 fare card for low-income riders". Seattle Times. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
6. ^ Parrish, Linn (February 12, 2015). "Chris Cargill: Furthering free market". Journal of Business. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
7. ^ Micklethwait, John; Wooldridge, Adrian (2004). The Right Nation: Conservative Power in America. Penguin. p. 159. ISBN 9781594200205.
8. ^ "Directory". State Policy Network. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
9. ^ Camden, Jim (January 11, 2015). "Television, Internet let you track Washington Legislature". Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
10. ^ "How Your State Lawmakers Voted in Olympia". Nisqually Valley News. March 13, 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
11. ^ "How they voted — March 10, 2015". The Daily Record. March 10, 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
12. ^ Drew, James (September 12, 2019). "Does mistake in legal briefings blow hole in Sound Transit's car-tab case?". Retrieved 17 August 2023.
13. ^ "WA Supreme Court upholds ST3 in separate car tabs lawsuit". 13 February 2020.

## External links[edit]

* Official website