Washington State Budget and Policy Center

Ballots are out and the election is around the corner, we want to remind you why you should vote no on I-2109 – and take this opportunity to make sure you know why Initiatives 2124 and 2117 are also bad for our state. Here’s a quick recap to make your informed decisions: ➡️ I-2109 would undo the capital gains tax – paid by fewer than 1% of Washington state’s richest residents – providing critical funding to early learning and schools. ➡️ I-2124 would lead to the collapse of our state long-term care benefits program. This benefit will help cover the costs associated with home care, medical equipment, and other supports. ➡️ I-2117 would repeal funding towards efforts to end clean air protections, funding towards clean public transportation, roll back wildfire prevention and more. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gdKYKsQm No On I-2124 (Washington) #NoI2109 #NoOn2117 #WaElex

Communications Director Melinda Young-Flynn spoke with Real Change about the importance of capital gains tax revenue in supporting people across WA: "Everyday people are continuing to struggle to make ends meet and to afford things like child care. The capital gains tax, which has brought in more than $1 billion in its first two years, is a key solution to that issue.” Melinda Young-Flynn, Director of Communications, WSPBC Read more: https://lnkd.in/gSHPHwn4 #No2109 #WaElex

B&PC believes in people to live meaningful lives by improving social and economic opportunities for Washington residents. With elections coming up, we understand that Washington’s long-term care insurance program is a safety net, like Social Security or Medicare, set up to allow seniors and disabled or severely ill adults, to live with dignity and stability. It’s worth protecting. #No2124 #WaElex No On I-2124 (Washington), AARP

This week, we say farewell to Executive Director Misha Werschkul after nine years with our organization. Misha’s leadership has helped our organization make big progress in advancing equitable state policy. We will miss her immensely, and we thank her for everything she has done for our organization and our state. We wish her all the best. And as Misha departs, we are pleased to welcome Esther Handy as our interim executive director. Esther has extensive experience working in the progressive policy space to advance racial and economic justice. Read more about Esther: https://lnkd.in/gga-shEW We'll have more announcements soon about a new permanent executive director and research and policy director. In the meantime, our small-but-mighty team remains hard at work preparing for the election and the next legislative session – and we're so grateful for the continued partnership of lots of amazing organizations and advocates. Onward! 💙

Just as a reminder, final days to apply to be our next Research and Policy Director are coming up. Apply by this Monday, September 9! https://lnkd.in/gfrk_a7

If you haven't heard yet, we're looking for an executive director! We're asking our community to spread the word with friends and connections 💙 Learn more and apply: https://lnkd.in/gYaMMWC8 #MeetBPC #SeattleNonprofit

We’re hiring! We’re looking for a Research and Policy Director to support the work of a team of talented policy and research staff, developing and advancing state policies aimed at increasing economic security, racial equity, community well-being, and tribal sovereignty. Learn more about the Research and Policy Director role: https://lnkd.in/gbHwZJg2 If you have questions about this role, please reach out to bnpinfo@budgetandpolicy.org!

We’re happy to share that the job posting for the next executive director of the Washington State Budget and Policy Center is live! 💙 Learn more about the role: https://lnkd.in/gYaMMWC8 If you have questions about this role, please reach out to the hiring team (Motus Recruiting), Patrick David, patrick@motusrecruiting.com, or Dreshawn Vance, dreshawn@motusrecruiting.com.

Last week, we said farewell to Research and Policy Director Preston Parish. We’re so grateful for his many contributions to our organization during his time with us, including helping design our new theory of change, moving our tribal sovereignty work forward, and leading the development of our policy agenda in collaboration with staff and partners! We will miss him, and we wish him well as he heads to the state government to serve in a tribal affairs capacity.

Good news alert - we get to welcome our newest team member and senior policy analyst, Mia Shigemura (she/her), to the Budget and Policy Center. Bringing her expertise from past work related to social impact evaluation, public health, and design, Mia will be diving into all things related to progressive revenue policy analysis. We’re so excited to have you, Mia! 💙 Learn more about her background here: https://lnkd.in/g-3XU-68