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Opinion: Amnesty is a tall order for those who lost jobs in Washington state
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center discusses the idea of declaring a pandemic amnesty.
Opinion: WA Cares suddenly solvent? Hopefully, but it depends — and the long-term-care law still isn’t good
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center explains how the tax penalizes workers to create a program that isn’t patient-centered.
Opinion: State of emergency ends, but many workers remain fired
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center shares why the state should not be in the business of coercing its workers or prospective hires to receive COVID-19…
Opinion: Emergency powers reform still needed; state Supreme Court agrees to review governor’s authority
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center shares that our system of governance is not meant to be the arbitrary rule of one behind closed doors.
Opinion: Gov. Inslee’s booster bribe bombs, poll shows
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center believes that ‘instead of booster bucks, the governor needs to end his vaccine mandate altogether.’
Opinion: Washington business taxes are some of the highest in the nation
Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center explains that reducing the regulations and taxes on business will reduce consumer prices and provide budgetary reli…
Opinion: It all adds up: More money will be taken from workers’ paychecks in 2023
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center explains why lawmakers should be interested in repealing both paid family and medical leave and the long-term-care…
Opinion: Universal Health Care Commission makes progress on process, not much headway on ‘how-tos’
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center believes we need lawmakers talking more about how our third-party payer system is a large part of the current probl…
Opinion: CDC decision on COVID-19 vaccine doesn’t equal school-entry requirement
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center suggests people concerned about a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for school entry in Washington should continue to fo…
DOR responds to capital gains income tax cease and desist letter
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center discusses whether the Department of Revenue plans to collect the capital gains income tax next April even if the st…
Opinion: Most workers will pay a new payroll tax in July: Here’s an update on who won’t
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center explains why it’s not surprising nearly 500,000 Washingtonians applied for an exemption.
Opinion: Program for paid family and medical leave should be on its death bed, not continually revived by lawmakers using more of workers’ wages
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center explains why the program is irresponsible and penalizes work.