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Opinion: WA Cares could continue to change, despite promises

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|Date: Thursday, December 21, 2023

Opinion: WA Cares could continue to change, despite promises

Elizabeth Hovde states that the theme about WA Cares has been constant since 2019 when lawmakers passed t ...

Elizabeth Hovde states that the theme about WA Cares has been constant since 2019 when lawmakers passed this misguided law that takes more of workers’ wages for a benefit many will never see. ...

Thursday, December 21, 2023
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Opinion: Commission to go over its recommendations for WA Cares Dec. 12

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|Date: Monday, December 11, 2023

Opinion: Commission to go over its recommendations for WA Cares Dec. 12

Elizabeth Hovde believes our state has gotten it wrong trying to deal with its long-term-care costs and s ...

Elizabeth Hovde believes our state has gotten it wrong trying to deal with its long-term-care costs and should repeal WA Cares. ...

Monday, December 11, 2023
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Opinion: WA Cares is a lump of coal in workers’ stockings

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|Date: Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Opinion: WA Cares is a lump of coal in workers’ stockings

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center, says about WA Cares: ‘there is nothing merry about takin ...

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center, says about WA Cares: ‘there is nothing merry about taking from the poor to give to those who have more. ...

Tuesday, December 5, 2023
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Opinion: Meeting notes Tweeted — errr, X’d

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|Date: Thursday, November 9, 2023

Opinion: Meeting notes Tweeted — errr, X’d

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center provides highlights from the Washington State Board of He ...

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center provides highlights from the Washington State Board of Health Nov. 8 meeting. ...

Thursday, November 9, 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: Government inflation continues to hammer workers’ paychecks

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|Date: Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Opinion: Government inflation continues to hammer workers’ paychecks

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center believes we need to privatize workers’ compensation and r ...

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center believes we need to privatize workers’ compensation and repeal PFML and WA Cares to help workers keep more of their earnings. ...

Wednesday, October 18, 2023
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Opinion: Is 355 a typo? Number of people opting into WA Cares far lower than estimated

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|Date: Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Opinion: Is 355 a typo? Number of people opting into WA Cares far lower than estimated

Elizabeth Hovde believes Instead of imposing this program on workers, lawmakers should help make insuranc ...

Elizabeth Hovde believes Instead of imposing this program on workers, lawmakers should help make insurance products more affordable and protect taxpayer-funded safety nets that already exist to help p ...

Tuesday, October 3, 2023
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Opinion: Commission recommends increasing hours-worked requirement for WA Cares, among other proposals

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|Date: Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Opinion: Commission recommends increasing hours-worked requirement for WA Cares, among other proposals

Elizabeth Hovde writes about how Washington workers can look at their paycheck to see how much their pay ...

Elizabeth Hovde writes about how Washington workers can look at their paycheck to see how much their pay is being decreased for a program they’re told gives ‘peace of mind,’ even though it doesn’t. ...

Wednesday, September 20, 2023
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Opinion: The Stranger wants to give me a Scarlet ‘H’

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|Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Opinion: The Stranger wants to give me a Scarlet ‘H’

Elizabeth Hovde shares an exchange with a critic of her stance in opposition to WA Cares and the new payr ...

Elizabeth Hovde shares an exchange with a critic of her stance in opposition to WA Cares and the new payroll tax in Washington state. ...

Wednesday, September 13, 2023
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Opinion: Payroll tax for WA Cares has begun, but meetings continue on program details

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|Date: Thursday, July 27, 2023

Opinion: Payroll tax for WA Cares has begun, but meetings continue on program details

Elizabeth Hovde reports on the ongoings of WA Cares, the state-imposed, long-term-care program ...

Elizabeth Hovde reports on the ongoings of WA Cares, the state-imposed, long-term-care program ...

Thursday, July 27, 2023
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