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Opinion: WA Cares – Important information is still MIA, but benefits are available for some in July

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|Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Opinion: WA Cares – Important information is still MIA, but benefits are available for some in July

Family caregivers using CDWA are subject to a union contract with SEIU 775 — a fact not clearly disclosed ...

Family caregivers using CDWA are subject to a union contract with SEIU 775 — a fact not clearly disclosed in registration materials. ...

Tuesday, May 5, 2026
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Higher payroll taxes may hit workers as eligibility rules broaden

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|Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Higher payroll taxes may hit workers as eligibility rules broaden

Elizabeth New argues the state's paid family leave system drains paychecks from lower-income workers and ...

Elizabeth New argues the state's paid family leave system drains paychecks from lower-income workers and gives more to frequent and high-income users, urging repeal or major reform. ...

Wednesday, April 1, 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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Oregon Gov. Kotek calls for repeal of transportation funding package she championed

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|Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Oregon Gov. Kotek calls for repeal of transportation funding package she championed

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is urging lawmakers to repeal a transportation funding package she previously supp ...

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is urging lawmakers to repeal a transportation funding package she previously supported after a referendum effort halted key tax increases. ...

Wednesday, January 7, 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: More taxes sadly the Washington way

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|Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Opinion: More taxes sadly the Washington way

Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues that Washington lawmakers continue to turn to new taxes instead of addressin ...

Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues that Washington lawmakers continue to turn to new taxes instead of addressing state spending priorities, particularly in health care policy. ...

Tuesday, December 16, 2025
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Opinion: Washington is bleeding taxpayers and now a State Representative wants to make it worse

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|Date: Thursday, December 4, 2025

Opinion: Washington is bleeding taxpayers and now a State Representative wants to make it worse

Mark Harmsworth argues that a proposed statewide payroll tax would worsen Washington’s ongoing loss of jo ...

Mark Harmsworth argues that a proposed statewide payroll tax would worsen Washington’s ongoing loss of jobs, businesses, and economic competitiveness. ...

Thursday, December 4, 2025
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Opinion: You did it Democrats!

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|Date: Friday, November 14, 2025

Opinion: You did it Democrats!

So bravo, Democrats — you saved democracy, all right; you just forgot to save the people living in it. ...

So bravo, Democrats — you saved democracy, all right; you just forgot to save the people living in it. ...

Friday, November 14, 2025
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Opinion: WA Cares – An important detail for future family caregivers is still unclear

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|Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Opinion: WA Cares – An important detail for future family caregivers is still unclear

Elizabeth New (Hovde) of Washington Policy Center raises concerns about WA Cares and the lack of clarity ...

Elizabeth New (Hovde) of Washington Policy Center raises concerns about WA Cares and the lack of clarity on whether family caregivers will face union fees under the program’s design. ...

Wednesday, November 12, 2025
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Opinion: WA Cares needs all the help it can get

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|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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