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WA Cares

Opinion: Revisions to WA Cares – What SB 5291 gets right and what it misses

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|Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Opinion: Revisions to WA Cares – What SB 5291 gets right and what it misses

Elizabeth New (Hovde) critiques Senate Bill 5291, analyzing its impact on WA Cares and offering key polic ...

Elizabeth New (Hovde) critiques Senate Bill 5291, analyzing its impact on WA Cares and offering key policy recommendations. ...

Wednesday, January 22, 2025
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Opinion: Legislation would help WA Cares be less bad for some

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|Date: Thursday, December 12, 2024

Opinion: Legislation would help WA Cares be less bad for some

Legislation aims to improve WA Cares by reopening opt-out exemptions and enabling spouses to share benefi ...

Legislation aims to improve WA Cares by reopening opt-out exemptions and enabling spouses to share benefits, addressing criticism of the long-term care program. ...

Thursday, December 12, 2024
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Opinion: Confusing initiative titles should not be a thing

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|Date: Thursday, November 14, 2024

Opinion: Confusing initiative titles should not be a thing

Elizabeth New (Hovde) highlights the need for reform on confusing ballot titles affecting voter clarity. ...

Elizabeth New (Hovde) highlights the need for reform on confusing ballot titles affecting voter clarity. ...

Thursday, November 14, 2024
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Opinion: Participation in WA Cares will continue to be mandatory

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|Date: Monday, November 11, 2024

Opinion: Participation in WA Cares will continue to be mandatory

WA Cares remains mandatory after voters rejected Initiative 2124, says Elizabeth New Hovde of the Washing ...

WA Cares remains mandatory after voters rejected Initiative 2124, says Elizabeth New Hovde of the Washington Policy Center, with potential future payroll tax increases on the horizon. ...

Monday, November 11, 2024
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Initiative 2124 (WA Cares) rejected by voters

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|Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Initiative 2124 (WA Cares) rejected by voters

Washington voters reject Initiative 2124, upholding the WA Cares program with 55.5% voting to keep the ma ...

Washington voters reject Initiative 2124, upholding the WA Cares program with 55.5% voting to keep the mandatory payroll tax for long-term care insurance. ...

Wednesday, November 6, 2024
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Opinion: WA Cares harms workers

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|Date: Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Opinion: WA Cares harms workers

Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues that WA Cares negatively impacts workers while misleading voters about Initi ...

Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues that WA Cares negatively impacts workers while misleading voters about Initiative 2124. ...

Tuesday, October 29, 2024
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Opinion: I-2124 would allow workers to keep more of their earnings

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|Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Opinion: I-2124 would allow workers to keep more of their earnings

Elizabeth New (Hovde) explains how Initiative 2124 could allow workers to keep more of their earnings by ...

Elizabeth New (Hovde) explains how Initiative 2124 could allow workers to keep more of their earnings by making WA Cares optional. ...

Tuesday, October 22, 2024
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WA GOP chair: Cities opposed to initiatives motivated by potential loss of revenue

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|Date: Thursday, October 17, 2024

WA GOP chair: Cities opposed to initiatives motivated by potential loss of revenue

Washington cities, including Vancouver, oppose several voter initiatives, with GOP claiming revenue loss ...

Washington cities, including Vancouver, oppose several voter initiatives, with GOP claiming revenue loss drives these decisions. ...

Thursday, October 17, 2024
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Opinion: WA Cares harms low-income workers today for a maybe-benefit tomorrow

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|Date: Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Opinion: WA Cares harms low-income workers today for a maybe-benefit tomorrow

Elizabeth New (Hovde) of the Washington Policy Center critiques WA Cares, arguing it harms low-income wor ...

Elizabeth New (Hovde) of the Washington Policy Center critiques WA Cares, arguing it harms low-income workers today for an uncertain future benefit. ...

Wednesday, October 16, 2024
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Opinion: I-2124 restores choice, could rightly rid people of WA Cares

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|Date: Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Opinion: I-2124 restores choice, could rightly rid people of WA Cares

Elizabeth New (Hovde) discusses how I-2124 could offer choice to workers and provide alternatives to the ...

Elizabeth New (Hovde) discusses how I-2124 could offer choice to workers and provide alternatives to the controversial WA Cares program. ...

Tuesday, October 8, 2024
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