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Funding Public Services

February 16, 2022

We Must Prioritize Investments in the Health and Well-Being of our People

Washington legislators have only about three weeks left to make important decisions that will have long-lasting impacts on millions across our state

Early Learning

February 11, 2022

Washington’s Child Care Workers Deserve Better—Starting With More Paid Sick Time

As we head into year three of the pandemic, investments in the child care workforce are much-needed and long overdue

Progressive Tax Reform

January 31, 2022

We Must Invest in Washingtonians, Not Take A Path of Austerity Politics

Our state legislators should choose to fund the services our people need—child care, mental and behavioral health, housing security, and education—over indiscriminate tax cuts that largely benefit the wealthy.

Paid Family and Medical Leave

January 28, 2022

With Strategic Investments and Improvements, Washington’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Program will Support Families for Generations to Come

PFML has improved the health and economic resilience of Washington families

EOI

December 17, 2021

EOI’s 2022 Legislative Agenda

By strengthening the core pillars of our economy – including child care, health care, educational opportunity, economic security, and our public revenue system – we can diminish economic, racial, and gender inequity.

Progressive Tax Reform

December 17, 2021

Invest in an Equitable Recovery and Thriving Communities with a Tax on the Ultra-Wealthy

New state and federal taxes on concentrated wealth together with ample public investments are needed to forge a path toward recovery

Research Feed

Healthy Communities
Extending Apple Health to Save Mothers’ Lives

Senate Bill 6128 addresses the crisis by supporting the most vulnerable

Early Learning
Good Teacher Compensation Is the Anchor for High-Quality Early Learning

Pilot funding for salary recommendations of the 2019 Compensation Technical Workgroup

Healthy Communities
Addressing Our Health Care Affordability Crisis

HB 2821 improves affordability by replacing a federal tax on insurance providers

Higher Education
Washington’s College Pathway

Tuition-free community college can be the next step in removing access barriers