Washington Research Council
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Synopsis
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). The Washington Research Council is the state’s premier business-supported research organization. We provide timely, credible economic research and policy analysis supporting economic vitality and private-sector job creation, and examine how public policy issues will affect business, government and the community. For more information go to researchcouncil.org.
Episodes
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InFocus - SeaTac minimum wage ruling, State employment report
26/08/2015 Duration: 09minToday we're looking at the state Supreme Court ruling on the $15 per-hour minimum wage in SeaTac, and the latest state employment report.
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PolicyToday: Our Special Report on regulatory reform
26/08/2015 Duration: 18minWe delve into regulatory reform, which is the topic of our most recent Special Report. The state auditor's office has done a series of audits of state agencies and found much room for improvement.
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InFocus - State revenue collections, workers' compensation costs
19/08/2015 Duration: 05minIn this episode we discuss the state's mid-July to mid-August revenue collections, which were $107.5 million above the forecast, and Washington again ranking highest in workers' compensation benefit costs.
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90Seconds: McCleary - Logistical challenges
18/08/2015 Duration: 02minOur third in a series on the McCleary ruling looks at the complexities involved in shifting responsibility for basic education from Washington's 295 local school districts to the state.
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90Seconds: McCleary - Full state funding for basic education
18/08/2015 Duration: 02minIn this second of our series on the McCleary ruling, we discuss lawmakers' options for achieving full state funding of K-12 basic education.
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90 Seconds: McCleary - The Basics
18/08/2015 Duration: 02minIn our first of several episodes on the state Supreme Court's 2012 McCleary ruling and subsequent orders, we describe what the ruling does.
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PolicyToday: Supreme Court McCleary fine - What does it mean?
18/08/2015 Duration: 18minLast week the state Supreme Court ordered a $100,000-per-day penalty against the state for not producing a plan to reach full K-12 basic education by 2018. Lawmakers have made significant progress, but have a highly complex task ahead of them. In this episode we analyze the court order, reactions to it, and the work that remains for legislators and the governor.
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InFocus: U.S. Employment Report, Portland's Port Troubles
11/08/2015 Duration: 07minToday's discussion covers the national employment report for July 2015, plus the Port of Portland's lost business.
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Common Ground: Consensus-building
05/08/2015 Duration: 31minSpecial guest Dan Evans (not the former governor - he gets that a lot!) joins us to talk about how he's been able to build consensus on complex environmental issues. Recurring guest Randi Abrams-Caras returns to our panel as well.
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InFocus: Colorado tax limit court case, health exchange funding, Puget Sound manufacturing jobs
04/08/2015 Duration: 10minWe discuss an interesting court case from Colorado - a lawsuit challenging the (federal) constitutionality of that state's voter-approved Taxpayer's Bill of Rights, a tax-limitation measure. Also, 2015-17 budget funding for Washington's Health Benefit Exchange, and a critical shortage of skilled workers to fill manufacturing jobs in the Puget Sound region.
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PolicyToday - McCleary filings, Governor's carbon cap
29/07/2015 Duration: 09minWith the state Supreme Court due for another ruling on the Legislature's K-12 funding progress, we discuss all the latest McCleary news, including filings and reasonable expectations for how quickly lawmakers can tackle very complex issues. We also touch on Gov. Inslee's announcement on a regulatory carbon cap.
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90Seconds: Lawmakers report to Supreme Court on McCleary progress
23/07/2015 Duration: 02minThe Legislature has issued its annual progress report to the state Supreme Court on the McCleary case, which ordered the state to fully fund basic education by 2018. (Music: http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music)
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InFocus: Employment numbers, I-1366, Legislature's McCleary report
23/07/2015 Duration: 14minGood news from the June employment report, a look at Initiative 1366 (requiring the legislature to send a constitutional amendment for 2/3 approval of tax increases to voters for approval), and lawmakers' progress report to the state Supreme Court on the McCleary K-12 funding case.
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Common Ground - is it possible?
22/07/2015 Duration: 25minToday we welcome special guest Randi Abrams-Caras for the first of what we hope will be many discussions about finding common ground on policy in a politically polarized world.
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InFocus: State annual avg wage, national employment, transpo reforms
08/07/2015 Duration: 13minGood news on Washington's annual average wage and national employment numbers, plus new state transportation reforms become law.
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PolicyToday: Details on the new state budget
08/07/2015 Duration: 15minWe discuss the big-ticket items in the 2015-17 state operating budget (K-12 funding, higher ed tuition cuts, early learning, mental health and more) and how it's paid for.
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90 Seconds with the Washington Research Council: Session's not over yet
02/07/2015 Duration: 01minThere's no government shutdown, but no end of session either. We go over what's done and what needs to get done in Olympia.
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InFocus: Details on the new state operating budget
01/07/2015 Duration: 09minWe give an overview of the newly passed and signed 2015-17 state operating budget, and analyze revenue changes and key spending items.
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90 Seconds with the Washington Research Council: We have a budget deal
01/07/2015 Duration: 01minThe governor and legislature reached a budget deal that garnered wide bipartisan support.
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InFocus: Employment, rent control, state budget & the $10 bill
25/06/2015 Duration: 10minWe discuss the latest employment numbers, a survey of Seattleites that elicited interesting responses on rent control and transportation, delays in passing a state budget and the $10 bill controversy.