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Elizabeth Hovde

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

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|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: 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: 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: 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: Workers have little interest in state ‘solutions,’ as few opt into PFML, WA Cares

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|Date: Monday, October 9, 2023

Opinion: Workers have little interest in state ‘solutions,’ as few opt into PFML, WA Cares

Elizabeth Hovde believes we need more lawmakers committed to priority-based budgeting, something every in ...

Elizabeth Hovde believes we need more lawmakers committed to priority-based budgeting, something every individual knows helps keep them safe. ...

Monday, October 9, 2023
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Opinion: State agencies can rehire workers terminated for lack of a COVID-19 vaccine

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|Date: Friday, October 6, 2023

Opinion: State agencies can rehire workers terminated for lack of a COVID-19 vaccine

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center states that the governor’s vaccine mandate brought no dem ...

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center states that the governor’s vaccine mandate brought no demonstrable public health benefit, while harming individuals and hurting the public workforce. ...

Friday, October 6, 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: Eradicating barriers to state employment is on Washington state’s agenda

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|Date: Sunday, October 1, 2023

Opinion: Eradicating barriers to state employment is on Washington state’s agenda

Elizabeth Hovde believes state hiring should be based on skills and abilities needed for a position, with ...

Elizabeth Hovde believes state hiring should be based on skills and abilities needed for a position, without automatically excluding those who don’t hold a college degree. ...

Sunday, October 1, 2023
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Opinion: Free-market health care innovations should be used to make lives better, not expand government power

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|Date: Friday, September 29, 2023

Opinion: Free-market health care innovations should be used to make lives better, not expand government power

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center believes congressional and state policymakers need to fin ...

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center believes congressional and state policymakers need to find constructive solutions to concerns over new technologies in health care. ...

Friday, September 29, 2023
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