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Elizabeth Hovde

Opinion: Fix licensing. Expand access. Lower costs. Free workers.

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Thursday, May 21, 2026

Opinion: Fix licensing. Expand access. Lower costs. Free workers.

Universal licensure recognition could replace Washington's patchwork of occupation-by-occupation licensin ...

Universal licensure recognition could replace Washington's patchwork of occupation-by-occupation licensing compacts. ...

Thursday, May 21, 2026
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Opinion: PFML used by those with upper incomes to bring all workers another wage decrease

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Thursday, October 16, 2025

Opinion: PFML used by those with upper incomes to bring all workers another wage decrease

Elizabeth New (Hovde) of the Washington Policy Center argues Washington’s PFML program penalizes workers ...

Elizabeth New (Hovde) of the Washington Policy Center argues Washington’s PFML program penalizes workers with payroll deductions that benefit higher earners. ...

Thursday, October 16, 2025
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Opinion: WA Cares needs all the help it can get

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Opinion: WA Cares needs all the help it can get

Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues that SJR 8201 offers the WA Cares Fund a chance at stability by allowing div ...

Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues that SJR 8201 offers the WA Cares Fund a chance at stability by allowing diversified investments, helping protect taxpayers from future payroll tax increases. ...

Tuesday, October 7, 2025
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Opinion: More payers, not fewer, needed in health care

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Opinion: More payers, not fewer, needed in health care

Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues that expanding taxpayer-funded health care leads to cost-shifting and higher ...

Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues that expanding taxpayer-funded health care leads to cost-shifting and higher premiums, and says more market pressure is needed—not fewer payers. ...

Wednesday, June 18, 2025
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Opinion: Possible rerun ahead: Majority of voters told lawmakers to get rid of WA Cares in 2019

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|Date: Friday, August 2, 2024

Opinion: Possible rerun ahead: Majority of voters told lawmakers to get rid of WA Cares in 2019

Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues that voters may support I-2124 to make WA Cares optional, highlighting past ...

Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues that voters may support I-2124 to make WA Cares optional, highlighting past opposition and financial concerns. ...

Friday, August 2, 2024
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Opinion: Labor promises legislation to pay striking workers will be back

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Friday, March 15, 2024

Opinion: Labor promises legislation to pay striking workers will be back

House Bill 1893, allowing striking workers to receive unemployment insurance benefits, nearly succeeded t ...

House Bill 1893, allowing striking workers to receive unemployment insurance benefits, nearly succeeded this legislative session. ...

Friday, March 15, 2024
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Opinion: Gov. Inslee wants to be remembered for COVID-19 response?

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Monday, March 11, 2024

Opinion: Gov. Inslee wants to be remembered for COVID-19 response?

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center doesn’t think Gov. Jay Inslee should remind people of his ...

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center doesn’t think Gov. Jay Inslee should remind people of his legacy COVID response. ...

Monday, March 11, 2024
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Opinion: Legislature passes I-2111: Now lawmakers should seal the deal

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Opinion: Legislature passes I-2111: Now lawmakers should seal the deal

Initiative 2111 to the Legislature bans the state and its localities from adding an income tax to the pil ...

Initiative 2111 to the Legislature bans the state and its localities from adding an income tax to the pile of taxes Washingtonians already pay, including state and local sales taxes. ...

Tuesday, March 5, 2024
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Opinion: Fact Check: Will making WA Cares optional force seniors into poverty?

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|Date: Friday, March 1, 2024

Opinion: Fact Check: Will making WA Cares optional force seniors into poverty?

Elizabeth Hovde states that state lawmakers should repeal WA Cares or offer a repeal alternative to voter ...

Elizabeth Hovde states that state lawmakers should repeal WA Cares or offer a repeal alternative to voters so the state doesn’t have to experience the fiscal impacts of managing a WA Cares with little ...

Friday, March 1, 2024
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Opinion: Opponents are somehow confused by income-tax Initiative 2111

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Opinion: Opponents are somehow confused by income-tax Initiative 2111

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center encourages others to not believe that Initiative 2111 is ...

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center encourages others to not believe that Initiative 2111 is too vague, sloppily written, confusing or unnecessary. ...

Wednesday, February 28, 2024
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