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Mary Strow

March 22 , 2017 - Mary Strow

Policy Today podcast: How Tax Policy Affects the Economy


March 21 , 2017 - Mary Strow

Special Report: Using Tax Policy to Promote Economic Vitality

Our latest Special Report, “Using Tax Policy to Promote Economic Vitality,” offers a comprehensive look at Washington’s system of business taxes and tax preferences. You can read the report here. Too often, tax preferences are portrayed simply as “breaks” that give certain industries and/or companies special (possibly unfair) treatment. But as our report shows, these preferences play a […]


March 13 , 2017 - Mary Strow

State school funding system ruled unconstitutional…in Kansas

Washington isn’t the only state grappling with K-12 education funding issues. On March 2, the Kansas state Supreme Court ruled that the State of Kansas was violating the state constitution by not adequately funding public schools. Sound familiar? The Kansas City Star reports: The court determined that the state is failing to provide roughly one-fourth of its […]


March 10 , 2017 - Mary Strow

Common Ground podcast: State Rep. Brian Blake


March 07 , 2017 - Mary Strow

90 Seconds podcast: Four-year balanced budgeting


March 02 , 2017 - Mary Strow

Policy Today podcast: Four plans in the Legislature for education funding


February 20 , 2017 - Mary Strow

Policy Today podcast: All About Prescription Drug Prices


February 17 , 2017 - Mary Strow

90 Seconds podcast: What is Basic Education?


February 16 , 2017 - Mary Strow

Tax Foundation primer on House GOP's Border Adjustment Tax proposal

House Republicans in Congress have proposed a "Border Adjustment Tax," which has generated no small amount of confusion (at a press conference this morning, Speaker Paul Ryan commandeered reporters' audio recorders for an impromptu tutorial). Yesterday The Tax Foundation issued a guide to understanding the proposal. Its key findings: In 2016, the House Republicans released […]


February 15 , 2017 - Mary Strow

90 Seconds podcast: Class-size reduction & Initiative 1351