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 The Evergreen Freedom Foundation, as a public policy "watchdog," is committed to providing the public and policy makers with accessible, practical research and recommendations. We publish, and provide without charge, policy briefs and in-depth analyses of our award winning studies. As a non-profit organization, we do not advocate specific legislation, but rather analyze the costs and benefits of existing legislation and provide recommendations for future reform. We also serve as a resource to the media in our areas of expertise. To that end, we provide bi-monthly op-eds to the press, and news releases on our project developments. EFF members receive Living Liberty, our monthly publication which details the ongoing work at EFF. Our most recent publications are listed below. Other past Policy Highlighters and InBriefs are available online. If you are looking for something specific, you may search to find out if we have done any research dealing with that specific issue. Taking Employee Wages To Hijack Elections Collective Bargaining in Public Schools: Turning the Focus to Students Washinton State's Private Health Insurance Meltdown (PDF)
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1 Part Honesty; 2 Parts Arrogance At a March 23, 2005, House Appropriations hearing on a bill to gut the voter-approved I-601 spending limit, Rep. Jim McIntire (D) asked a supporter of I-601’s two-third supermajority requirement for the legislature to raise taxes the following question: "Can you name a time when we [legislators] have actually not just set it [supermajority requirement] aside by majority vote? I mean, this is in many respects a procedural motion that has no bearing. It’s a statutory constraint that cannot constrain any legislature that chooses as a majority to set it aside . . . have we ever used a supermajority [to raise taxes]?" - Rep. Jim McIntire (D - 46) Despite the arrogance of some state officials, Washington's constitution is clear: "All political power is inherent in the people..." |
