Washington Research Council
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Washington Research Council
The Washington Research Council produces four podcasts: Policy Today (an in-depth look at one public policy issue), Common Ground (searching for bipartisan consensus & solutions in a politically polarized world), InFocus (covering a variety of issues) and 90 Seconds (a quick summary of one topic). T...
Recent Episodes
8 episodes
Policy Today: Housing affordability in the Puget Sound
Buying an affordable home is a serious challenge for people throughout the Puget Sound region. Joining us to discuss the impediments to increasing the...
Policy Today: Dr. Rick Evans on using computer science to improve economics
In this episode we're joined by Dr. Rick Evans of the University of Chicago, an expert on open source macroeconomics, which aims to use the power of c...
Policy Today: Seattle's surprisingly robust manufacturing industry
Today we're talking with the Manufacturing Industrial Council's Executive Director, Dave Gering, about the manufacturing industry - and manufacturing...
Policy Today: McCleary Part 2 - Tax Revenues
Today's episode covers the new tax revenues in the recently passed K-12 education funding law, which the State of Washington hopes will fulfill its ob...
Policy Today: McCleary Part 1 - Policy and Funding
Today we're discussing the K-12 education funding bill passed by the state Legislature, in response to the state Supreme Court's McCleary ruling on ba...
Policy Today: Manufacturing Tax Policy
Today we're discussing the manufacturing tax relief bill recently vetoed by Gov. Inslee.
You can read our Seattle Times op-ed on the manu...
Policy Today: State Revenue Forecasts & the State Budget
In today's podcast we talk about state revenue forecasts and how they affect the state budget.
Policy Today: Making Sense of Political, Economic Upheaval
The only constant in politics and economics today is change. From establishment-busting elections to upheaval in the workforce, the world is a much di...