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February 18, 2026

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Elizabeth New (Hovde)

Opinion: SB 5292: PFML tax bill looks like a trap

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|Date: Thursday, February 12, 2026

Opinion: SB 5292: PFML tax bill looks like a trap

Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues SB 5292 could pave the way for higher PFML payroll taxes by changing how rat ...

Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues SB 5292 could pave the way for higher PFML payroll taxes by changing how rates are set. ...

Thursday, February 12, 2026
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Opinion: Health care doesn’t get more ‘affordable’ by making insurance more expensive

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|Date: Monday, February 2, 2026

Opinion: Health care doesn’t get more ‘affordable’ by making insurance more expensive

Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues that proposed legislation raising taxes and fees on insurance providers will ...

Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues that proposed legislation raising taxes and fees on insurance providers will increase health care costs rather than improve affordability. ...

Monday, February 2, 2026
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Opinion: Free care for people who don’t live here? It’s being encouraged — HB 2250 can help

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|Date: Thursday, January 29, 2026

Opinion: Free care for people who don’t live here? It’s being encouraged — HB 2250 can help

Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues that Washington’s current charity care rules encourage out-of-state use of n ...

Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues that Washington’s current charity care rules encourage out-of-state use of non-emergency hospital services and supports HB 2250 to restore residency-based limits. ...

Thursday, January 29, 2026
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Opinion: HB 2100 – Tax employers for paying people well? It’s for the needy, sorta

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|Date: Saturday, January 24, 2026

Opinion: HB 2100 – Tax employers for paying people well? It’s for the needy, sorta

Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues House Bill 2100 would raise costs, discourage job growth, and expand state s ...

Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues House Bill 2100 would raise costs, discourage job growth, and expand state spending power under the banner of helping people in need. ...

Saturday, January 24, 2026
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Opinion: HB 2088: Cut the red tape for dietitians and fix licensing for everyone

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|Date: Thursday, January 15, 2026

Opinion: HB 2088: Cut the red tape for dietitians and fix licensing for everyone

Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues that while HB 2088 would help dietitians, Washington should pursue universal ...

Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues that while HB 2088 would help dietitians, Washington should pursue universal licensure recognition to reduce broader workforce licensing barriers. ...

Thursday, January 15, 2026
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Opinion: Ready for another pay decrease from the state? It happens Jan. 1

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|Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Opinion: Ready for another pay decrease from the state? It happens Jan. 1

Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues that Washington’s Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll tax increase will fu ...

Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues that Washington’s Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll tax increase will further reduce workers’ take-home pay beginning Jan. 1. ...

Wednesday, December 31, 2025
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Opinion: Hard work is being done to try to trade one bad health care system for another

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|Date: Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Opinion: Hard work is being done to try to trade one bad health care system for another

Elizabeth New (Hovde) cautions that efforts to create a universal, taxpayer-financed health care system i ...

Elizabeth New (Hovde) cautions that efforts to create a universal, taxpayer-financed health care system in Washington risk replacing existing problems with new challenges tied to cost, access, and cen ...

Wednesday, December 24, 2025
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Opinion: Why I won’t mourn the end of enhanced ACA subsidies

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|Date: Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Opinion: Why I won’t mourn the end of enhanced ACA subsidies

Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues that allowing enhanced ACA subsidies to expire forces a necessary conversati ...

Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues that allowing enhanced ACA subsidies to expire forces a necessary conversation about rising health care costs rather than continued cost shifting to taxpayers. ...

Tuesday, December 23, 2025
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Opinion: Another problem with strike pay from the UI fund – Potential double-dipping, overpayments

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|Date: Thursday, December 18, 2025

Opinion: Another problem with strike pay from the UI fund – Potential double-dipping, overpayments

Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues that Washington’s new strike pay law risks overpayments and double-dipping u ...

Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues that Washington’s new strike pay law risks overpayments and double-dipping unless workers are clearly warned at the point of applying for unemployment benefits. ...

Thursday, December 18, 2025
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Opinion: Thankful for caregivers, providers

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|Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Opinion: Thankful for caregivers, providers

Elizabeth New reflects on her father’s final days and expresses gratitude for the caregivers and hospital ...

Elizabeth New reflects on her father’s final days and expresses gratitude for the caregivers and hospital workers who supported her family. ...

Wednesday, November 26, 2025
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