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Opinion: Look into all of WA Cares to know if it’s right for you
If I-2124 passes and a lot of Washington state workers choose not to participate in WA Cares, Elizabeth Hovde says lawmakers might have to give up on WA Cares.
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Lars Larson argues that Howard and Sheri Schultz are leaving the Pacific Northwest for Miami following Washington’s new millionaires tax and rapid state budget growth in Oregon and Washington.
