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<title><![CDATA[A free-market mythbuster. Plus: Parents frozen out of childcare; Washington taxes just average; A scary path to women's equality.]]></title>
<link>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/10/26/a-free-market-mythbuster-plus-parents-frozen-out-of-child-care-washington-taxes-just-average-a-scary-path-to-womens-equality/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:52:24 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Aaron Keating</dc:creator>
<guid>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/10/26/a-free-market-mythbuster-plus-parents-frozen-out-of-child-care-washington-taxes-just-average-a-scary-path-to-womens-equality/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[News and views, October 26, 2009: Jeff Madrick, free-market myth-buster: There is no example of a ma]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[News and views, October 26, 2009: Jeff Madrick, free-market myth-buster: There is no example of a ma]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[News and views: I-1033 vs. higher ed; Publicly-funded pre-k; Taxes vs. incomes; The Shriver report; Health care finance]]></title>
<link>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/10/21/news-and-views-i-1033-vs-higher-ed-publicly-funded-pre-k-taxes-vs-incomes-the-shriver-report-health-care-finance/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:28:24 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Aaron Keating</dc:creator>
<guid>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/10/21/news-and-views-i-1033-vs-higher-ed-publicly-funded-pre-k-taxes-vs-incomes-the-shriver-report-health-care-finance/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[News and Views, October 21, 2009: I-1033 could hit higher ed especially hard: While the full impact ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[News and Views, October 21, 2009: I-1033 could hit higher ed especially hard: While the full impact ]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[With H1N1 Spreading this Fall: We Need Paid Sick Days, Not Another "iPhone App" ]]></title>
<link>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/10/20/with-h1n1-spreading-this-fall-we-need-paid-sick-days-not-another-iphone-app/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:08:54 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>EOI</dc:creator>
<guid>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/10/20/with-h1n1-spreading-this-fall-we-need-paid-sick-days-not-another-iphone-app/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Cross-posted from National Partnership for Women and Families: As schools reopen and cooler, drier t]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Cross-posted from National Partnership for Women and Families: As schools reopen and cooler, drier t]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Paid sick days pay off for employers. Plus: Let the bad times roll with I-1033; A cash crunch in Washington's schools; How geography influences work-family benefits]]></title>
<link>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/09/23/paid-sick-days-pay-off-for-employers-plus-let-the-bad-times-roll-with-i-1033-a-cash-crunch-in-washingtons-schools-how-geography-influences-work-family-benefits/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:03:09 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>EOI</dc:creator>
<guid>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/09/23/paid-sick-days-pay-off-for-employers-plus-let-the-bad-times-roll-with-i-1033-a-cash-crunch-in-washingtons-schools-how-geography-influences-work-family-benefits/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Data Show That Paid Sick Days Pay Off For Employers: New data show that employees who receive at lea]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Data Show That Paid Sick Days Pay Off For Employers: New data show that employees who receive at lea]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[The economics of sitter-swapping. Plus: Back to basics for Boeing?; 2009 legislative review; Health insurance gender bias; Paid sick days for flu]]></title>
<link>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/09/14/the-economics-of-sitter-swapping-plus-back-to-basics-for-boeing-2009-legislative-review-health-insurance-gender-bias-paid-sick-days-for-flu/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:03:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Aaron Keating</dc:creator>
<guid>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/09/14/the-economics-of-sitter-swapping-plus-back-to-basics-for-boeing-2009-legislative-review-health-insurance-gender-bias-paid-sick-days-for-flu/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The economics of sitter-swapping: As parents face reduced work hours, lower wages, layoffs and uncer]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The economics of sitter-swapping: As parents face reduced work hours, lower wages, layoffs and uncer]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Self-sufficiency further out of reach: Gap grows between wages and cost of basic needs. Plus: Why the public health option matters; and where is Pugetopolis growing?]]></title>
<link>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/08/31/self-sufficiency-further-out-of-reach-gap-grows-between-wages-and-cost-of-basic-needs-plus-why-the-public-health-option-matters-and-where-is-pugetopolis-growing/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:39:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>EOI</dc:creator>
<guid>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/08/31/self-sufficiency-further-out-of-reach-gap-grows-between-wages-and-cost-of-basic-needs-plus-why-the-public-health-option-matters-and-where-is-pugetopolis-growing/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Basic needs of families in state costing more: A new report confirms what most Washington families a]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Basic needs of families in state costing more: A new report confirms what most Washington families a]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Paid sick days essential to keep economy rolling and combat H1N1 flu]]></title>
<link>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/08/25/paid-sick-days-essential-to-keep-economy-rolling-and-combat-h1n1-flu/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:20:49 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Aaron Keating</dc:creator>
<guid>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/08/25/paid-sick-days-essential-to-keep-economy-rolling-and-combat-h1n1-flu/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Investing in technology is essential to building a robust educational infrastructure that can adapt ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Investing in technology is essential to building a robust educational infrastructure that can adapt ]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[H1N1 virus points out overdue investments in public schools]]></title>
<link>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/08/24/h1n1-virus-points-out-overdue-investments-in-public-schools/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:48:23 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Aaron Keating</dc:creator>
<guid>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/08/24/h1n1-virus-points-out-overdue-investments-in-public-schools/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Education leaders have plenty of free advice for local schools about how best to prepare for what di]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Education leaders have plenty of free advice for local schools about how best to prepare for what di]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[No summer break for many Americans. Plus: Pension plans improve 401(k) retirement savings, and a primer on health care reform]]></title>
<link>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/08/11/no-summer-break-for-many-americans-plus-pension-plans-improve-401k-retirement-savings-and-a-primer-on-health-care-reform/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:37:40 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Aaron Keating</dc:creator>
<guid>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/08/11/no-summer-break-for-many-americans-plus-pension-plans-improve-401k-retirement-savings-and-a-primer-on-health-care-reform/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Summertime summit in Seattle to dissect Americans&#8217; lack of vacation time: Ever since the middl]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chart of the week: Minimum wage workers have better education, worse compensation]]></title>
<link>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/07/22/chart-of-the-week-minimum-wage-workers-have-better-education-worse-compensation/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Aaron Keating</dc:creator>
<guid>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/07/22/chart-of-the-week-minimum-wage-workers-have-better-education-worse-compensation/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[When the federal minimum wage increases from $6.55 to $7.25 this Friday, an estimated 4.5 million of]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[When the federal minimum wage increases from $6.55 to $7.25 this Friday, an estimated 4.5 million of]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Justice can't be achieved if we don't all do our part]]></title>
<link>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/07/10/justice-cant-be-achieved-if-we-dont-all-do-our-part/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>John Burbank</dc:creator>
<guid>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/07/10/justice-cant-be-achieved-if-we-dont-all-do-our-part/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[From the Everett Herald: Does the arc of the moral universe bend toward justice? Martin Luther King ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[From the Everett Herald: Does the arc of the moral universe bend toward justice? Martin Luther King ]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Moms to U.S. Senate: “We're Trapped in the Last Century”]]></title>
<link>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/06/18/moms-to-u-s-senate-%e2%80%9cwere-trapped-in-the-last-century%e2%80%9d/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:23:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Aaron Keating</dc:creator>
<guid>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/06/18/moms-to-u-s-senate-%e2%80%9cwere-trapped-in-the-last-century%e2%80%9d/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[From Washington News Service: Washington, DC &#8211; Many working families are victims of a corporat]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[From Washington News Service: Washington, DC &#8211; Many working families are victims of a corporat]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Congress hears expert testimony on two national family leave insurance bills]]></title>
<link>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/06/16/congress-hears-expert-testimony-on-two-national-family-leave-insurance-bills/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:53:45 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Aaron Keating</dc:creator>
<guid>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/06/16/congress-hears-expert-testimony-on-two-national-family-leave-insurance-bills/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Congressional hearings have begun on both the FIRST Act (Family Income to Respond to Significant Tra]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bending toward justice around life's corners]]></title>
<link>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/06/15/bending-toward-justice-around-lifes-corners/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>John Burbank</dc:creator>
<guid>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/06/15/bending-toward-justice-around-lifes-corners/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[When you turn 55, you start to think about bending more than you did at 35 or 45 &#8211; as in: ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dead rich people who want lower taxes. Plus: School equity, undercounting unemployment, health reform answers, economy boosters, and caring for mom and dad]]></title>
<link>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/06/11/dead-rich-people-who-want-lower-taxes-plus-school-equity-undercounting-unemployment-health-reform-answers-economy-boosters-and-caring-for-mom-and-dad/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Aaron Keating</dc:creator>
<guid>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/06/11/dead-rich-people-who-want-lower-taxes-plus-school-equity-undercounting-unemployment-health-reform-answers-economy-boosters-and-caring-for-mom-and-dad/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In the battle over the federal estate tax, the latest issue of Rolling Stone drops some names: Seatt]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[In the battle over the federal estate tax, the latest issue of Rolling Stone drops some names: Seatt]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Washington families could be first in line for benefits from the FIRST Act]]></title>
<link>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/06/04/washington-families-could-be-first-in-line-for-benefits-from-the-first-act/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:55:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Aaron Keating</dc:creator>
<guid>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/06/04/washington-families-could-be-first-in-line-for-benefits-from-the-first-act/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The FIRST Act (Family Income to Respond to Significant Transitions) authorizes $1.5 billion in grant]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The FIRST Act (Family Income to Respond to Significant Transitions) authorizes $1.5 billion in grant]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Chart of the week: U.S. maternity leave benefits still dismal]]></title>
<link>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/06/03/chart-of-the-week-u-s-maternity-leave-benefits-still-dismal/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:48:50 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Aaron Keating</dc:creator>
<guid>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/06/03/chart-of-the-week-u-s-maternity-leave-benefits-still-dismal/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[from Forbes.com: Against the backdrop of the rest of the developed--and still developing--economies ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[from Forbes.com: Against the backdrop of the rest of the developed--and still developing--economies ]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Healthy Families Act means more workers can care for family and self]]></title>
<link>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/06/02/healthy-families-act-means-more-workers-can-care-for-family-and-self/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:39:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Aaron Keating</dc:creator>
<guid>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/06/02/healthy-families-act-means-more-workers-can-care-for-family-and-self/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Maybe swine flu tipped the balance when people&#8217;s kids had to come to work due to closed school]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Maybe swine flu tipped the balance when people&#8217;s kids had to come to work due to closed school]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[National paid sick days legislation off and running. Plus: Mapping economic stress, looking for state revenue fixes, college brains drain to Canada, and women's retirement insecurity]]></title>
<link>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/05/18/national-paid-sick-days-legislation-off-and-running-plus-mapping-economic-stress-looking-for-state-revenue-fixes-college-brains-drain-to-canada-and-womens-retirement-insecurity/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 21:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Aaron Keating</dc:creator>
<guid>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/05/18/national-paid-sick-days-legislation-off-and-running-plus-mapping-economic-stress-looking-for-state-revenue-fixes-college-brains-drain-to-canada-and-womens-retirement-insecurity/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In the news: National legislation to guarantee American workers paid sick days was introduced today ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[In the news: National legislation to guarantee American workers paid sick days was introduced today ]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Students take over in Olympia. Plus: Michelle Obama on valuing families at work; health insurance picture worsens; and boomers' retirements go boom.]]></title>
<link>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/05/08/students-take-over-in-olympia-plus-michelle-obama-on-valuing-families-at-work-health-insurance-picture-worsens-and-boomers-retirements-go-boom/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 17:34:18 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>EOI</dc:creator>
<guid>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/05/08/students-take-over-in-olympia-plus-michelle-obama-on-valuing-families-at-work-health-insurance-picture-worsens-and-boomers-retirements-go-boom/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Lawmakers move out, youth legislators  move in: Ironic that the state schools many of these student ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Lawmakers move out, youth legislators  move in: Ironic that the state schools many of these student ]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Growing chorus of voices for paid sick days]]></title>
<link>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/05/06/growing-chorus-of-voices-for-paid-sick-days/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 22:22:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Aaron Keating</dc:creator>
<guid>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/05/06/growing-chorus-of-voices-for-paid-sick-days/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Newspapers across the country are carrying articles, op-eds, and editorials about the need for minim]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Who can -- and who can't -- stay home with the flu?]]></title>
<link>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/05/04/who-can-and-who-cant-stay-home-with-the-flu/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 19:08:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Marilyn Watkins</dc:creator>
<guid>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/05/04/who-can-and-who-cant-stay-home-with-the-flu/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As fears of a swine flu pandemic spread, President Obama and public health officials are urging Amer]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sick with swine flu but no sick leave]]></title>
<link>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/05/04/sick-with-swine-flu-but-no-sick-leave/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 16:53:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>John Burbank</dc:creator>
<guid>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/05/04/sick-with-swine-flu-but-no-sick-leave/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Reprinted from the Seattle Times: Swine flu has arrived in Washington state with 16 suspected cases ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Who votes against a middle class tax cut? Plus: Structural deficit caves in on middle class, and priority bills may earn special session in Oly]]></title>
<link>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/05/01/who-votes-against-a-middle-class-tax-cut-plus-structural-deficit-caves-in-on-middle-class-and-priority-bills-may-earn-special-session-in-oly/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 22:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex Stone</dc:creator>
<guid>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/05/01/who-votes-against-a-middle-class-tax-cut-plus-structural-deficit-caves-in-on-middle-class-and-priority-bills-may-earn-special-session-in-oly/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Who votes against a middle class tax cut?: President’s Obama’s campaign promise to ease taxes on mid]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Washington Policy Review: 04.29.2009 || Funding public programs and fixing Washington's tax structure]]></title>
<link>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/04/30/washington-policy-review-04292009-funding-public-programs-and-fixing-washingtons-tax-structure/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:53:54 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex Stone</dc:creator>
<guid>http://washingtonpolicywatch.org/2009/04/30/washington-policy-review-04292009-funding-public-programs-and-fixing-washingtons-tax-structure/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Washington Policy Review is EOI&#8217;s bi-monthly update with commentary, news and perspective from]]></description>
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