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August 20, 2026

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Opinion: WA Cares’ launch showcased care WA Cares did not provide

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|Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Opinion: WA Cares’ launch showcased care WA Cares did not provide

Gov. Ferguson showcased a caregiving arrangement at the WA Cares launch that the program had not paid for ...

Gov. Ferguson showcased a caregiving arrangement at the WA Cares launch that the program had not paid for a single day of. ...

Wednesday, August 19, 2026
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VIDEO: Striking workers add to deficit risk for Washington jobless fund

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|Date: Tuesday, August 11, 2026

VIDEO: Striking workers add to deficit risk for Washington jobless fund

Washington paid $565,700 in unemployment benefits to 151 striking workers in the first seven months of th ...

Washington paid $565,700 in unemployment benefits to 151 striking workers in the first seven months of the year. ...

Tuesday, August 11, 2026
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Letter: ‘A strike is the withdrawal of labor in a dispute the employer co-produces at the bargaining table’

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|Date: Monday, July 20, 2026

Letter: ‘A strike is the withdrawal of labor in a dispute the employer co-produces at the bargaining table’

Washougal's Anthony Teso argues Senate Bill 5041 removes a structural tilt favoring employers in labor di ...

Washougal's Anthony Teso argues Senate Bill 5041 removes a structural tilt favoring employers in labor disputes. ...

Monday, July 20, 2026
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Opinion: UI fund has a government-made leak harming workers and their employers

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|Date: Thursday, July 16, 2026

Opinion: UI fund has a government-made leak harming workers and their employers

138 striking workers have collected 642 weeks of UI benefits totaling nearly $506,000 under Washington's ...

138 striking workers have collected 642 weeks of UI benefits totaling nearly $506,000 under Washington's new law. ...

Thursday, July 16, 2026
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Opinion: WA Cares ready-ish to launch; family caregivers remain in the dark

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|Date: Sunday, June 28, 2026

Opinion: WA Cares ready-ish to launch; family caregivers remain in the dark

Of 113 early WA Cares applicants, only 44 qualified — and family caregiver guidance funnels toward a unio ...

Of 113 early WA Cares applicants, only 44 qualified — and family caregiver guidance funnels toward a union-linked employer. ...

Sunday, June 28, 2026
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Opinion: More employers mean more opportunities for workers

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|Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Opinion: More employers mean more opportunities for workers

A Washington Policy Center analyst argues that fewer employers directly means fewer choices and less powe ...

A Washington Policy Center analyst argues that fewer employers directly means fewer choices and less power for workers. ...

Tuesday, June 23, 2026
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Opinion: Hospital price transparency is good, but its impact will be limited

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|Date: Thursday, June 18, 2026

Opinion: Hospital price transparency is good, but its impact will be limited

Washington still shields hospitals from competition through certificate-of-need laws other states have re ...

Washington still shields hospitals from competition through certificate-of-need laws other states have repealed. ...

Thursday, June 18, 2026
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Letter: The ‘free market’ cure that costs twice as much

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|Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Letter: The ‘free market’ cure that costs twice as much

Anthony Teso challenges a free-market healthcare proposal, citing $14,885 per-person U.S. spending versus ...

Anthony Teso challenges a free-market healthcare proposal, citing $14,885 per-person U.S. spending versus a $7,371 OECD average. ...

Wednesday, June 17, 2026
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Opinion: Trading one bad healthcare system for another is not a solution

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|Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Opinion: Trading one bad healthcare system for another is not a solution

Washington Policy Center's Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues the state's Universal Health Care Commission igno ...

Washington Policy Center's Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues the state's Universal Health Care Commission ignores free-market alternatives entirely. ...

Tuesday, June 16, 2026
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Opinion: New resource can help public employees understand their rights

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|Date: Monday, June 15, 2026

Opinion: New resource can help public employees understand their rights

A 2018 Supreme Court ruling made public-sector union membership entirely voluntary — but many workers sti ...

A 2018 Supreme Court ruling made public-sector union membership entirely voluntary — but many workers still don't know it. ...

Monday, June 15, 2026
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