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Opinion: WA Cares Fund webinar outlines many reasons to be leery of wage-decreasing program

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|Date: Thursday, November 2, 2023

Opinion: WA Cares Fund webinar outlines many reasons to be leery of wage-decreasing program

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center believes the state should make WA Cares optional, as some ...

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center believes the state should make WA Cares optional, as some lawmakers have proposed and as an initiative the legislature is hoping to do. ...

Thursday, November 2, 2023
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Opinion: Homeowner lives in a car while squatter rents his house as an Airbnb

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|Date: Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Opinion: Homeowner lives in a car while squatter rents his house as an Airbnb

Jason Roth, who lives in Rainier Valley, is an example of how overly aggressive rental laws are destroyin ...

Jason Roth, who lives in Rainier Valley, is an example of how overly aggressive rental laws are destroying the housing rental market and raising rents. ...

Wednesday, November 1, 2023
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Opinion: Paid leave isn’t primarily helping people in need

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Monday, October 30, 2023

Opinion: Paid leave isn’t primarily helping people in need

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center explains that paid leave is going to middle- and upper-in ...

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center explains that paid leave is going to middle- and upper-income wage earners. ...

Monday, October 30, 2023
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Opinion: Welcome news – A state payroll tax that harms many workers will decrease, not increase, in 2024

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|Date: Thursday, October 26, 2023

Opinion: Welcome news – A state payroll tax that harms many workers will decrease, not increase, in 2024

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center states: ‘Better than continuing to administer a costly pr ...

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center states: ‘Better than continuing to administer a costly program that decreases workers’ wages, of course, would be repealing the state’s Paid Family and ...

Thursday, October 26, 2023
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Opinion: California is raising the minimum wage

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|Date: Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Opinion: California is raising the minimum wage

Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center says Washington only needs to look to California as an ex ...

Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center says Washington only needs to look to California as an example of what happens when politicians pass laws that destroy jobs and increase the cost of liv ...

Wednesday, October 25, 2023
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Opinion: Nurse Licensure Compact puts Washington state patients in safer position

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|Date: Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Opinion: Nurse Licensure Compact puts Washington state patients in safer position

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center believes increasing patients’ access to care is good poli ...

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center believes increasing patients’ access to care is good policy. So is making it possible for workers to carry their skills across state lines. ...

Tuesday, October 24, 2023
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Opinion: Metro gives up on reducing traffic congestion

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|Date: Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Opinion: Metro gives up on reducing traffic congestion

For the past 30 years, opinion polls have consistently shown that highway congestion relief is the top tr ...

For the past 30 years, opinion polls have consistently shown that highway congestion relief is the top transportation priority for Portland-area residents. ...

Tuesday, October 24, 2023
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Opinion: Protect taxpayers by putting supermajority for tax increase requirements in state constitution

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|Date: Monday, October 23, 2023

Opinion: Protect taxpayers by putting supermajority for tax increase requirements in state constitution

If there’s one thing Americans can still agree on it’s that tax policy is one of the most consequential d ...

If there’s one thing Americans can still agree on it’s that tax policy is one of the most consequential decisions our government makes that impacts our economy and family budgets. ...

Monday, October 23, 2023
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Opinion: Workers deserve to hear all sides of a story

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|Date: Friday, October 20, 2023

Opinion: Workers deserve to hear all sides of a story

Elizabeth Hovde believes it is incumbent upon Washington state’s federal delegation to step up and defend ...

Elizabeth Hovde believes it is incumbent upon Washington state’s federal delegation to step up and defend workers against forced neutrality agreements and against a pro-union administration that doesn ...

Friday, October 20, 2023
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Opinion: First LCFS credit prices are low, but yield no new CO2 reduction

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|Date: Friday, October 20, 2023

Opinion: First LCFS credit prices are low, but yield no new CO2 reduction

Todd Myers reports that the tax on CO2 emissions that is part of the Climate Commitment Act will continue ...

Todd Myers reports that the tax on CO2 emissions that is part of the Climate Commitment Act will continue to be the major driver of energy prices in Washington state. ...

Friday, October 20, 2023
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