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Opinion: WA Cares investment meeting talks money, mentions renewed website

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|Date: Saturday, June 3, 2023

Opinion: WA Cares investment meeting talks money, mentions renewed website

The state's long-term care fund, WA Cares, has already spent a significant amount of money and offers lim ...

The state's long-term care fund, WA Cares, has already spent a significant amount of money and offers limited benefits to workers, highlighting concerns about its effectiveness and potential drawbacks ...
Saturday, June 3, 2023
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Opinion: State salary report shows running a school district is often the best job in town

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|Date: Friday, June 2, 2023

Opinion: State salary report shows running a school district is often the best job in town

Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center believes that it’s important for the public to be informed abou ...

Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center believes that it’s important for the public to be informed about how much school leaders are paid and how effective the system is at educating children. Washi ...
Friday, June 2, 2023
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Opinion: Godspeed to rehiring – Get on board, governor

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|Date: Thursday, June 1, 2023

Opinion: Godspeed to rehiring – Get on board, governor

Elizabeth Hovde believes an outreach effort by the state should contain a mea culpa that's as loud and cl ...

Elizabeth Hovde believes an outreach effort by the state should contain a mea culpa that's as loud and clear as was the shaming of public employees who chose not to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. ...
Thursday, June 1, 2023
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Opinion: State’s income tax windfall isn’t needed – public schools have plenty of money

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|Date: Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Opinion: State’s income tax windfall isn’t needed – public schools have plenty of money

Liv Finne states that in Washington, ‘fully funding the schools’ means funding the interests of powerful ...

Liv Finne states that in Washington, ‘fully funding the schools’ means funding the interests of powerful unions, bureaucracies, and feeding ever-growing amounts of tax money into an increasingly unpop ...
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
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Opinion: Ecology quietly scrubs the gas price impacts

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|Date: Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Opinion: Ecology quietly scrubs the gas price impacts

Todd Myers believes the governor and Ecology staff have chosen to play politics, blaming everyone else fo ...

Todd Myers believes the governor and Ecology staff have chosen to play politics, blaming everyone else for the impact of their policies on Washington’s residents and economy. ...
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
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Opinion: WA Cares is a regressive tax, hurting low-income workers

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|Date: Friday, May 26, 2023

Opinion: WA Cares is a regressive tax, hurting low-income workers

Elizabeth Hovde shares an opinion piece stating ‘The regressivity within this state-imposed program is on ...

Elizabeth Hovde shares an opinion piece stating ‘The regressivity within this state-imposed program is one of the easiest reasons to be against the 2019 long-term-care law.’ ...
Friday, May 26, 2023
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Opinion: State should protect Medicaid for people in need

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|Date: Friday, May 26, 2023

Opinion: State should protect Medicaid for people in need

Elizabeth Hovde believes states have a strong incentive to figure out who is eligible and who is not in a ...

Elizabeth Hovde believes states have a strong incentive to figure out who is eligible and who is not in a timely manner. ...
Friday, May 26, 2023
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Opinion: State transportation budget highlights

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|Date: Monday, May 22, 2023

Opinion: State transportation budget highlights

Charles Prestrud of the Washington Policy Center believes the budget shows little progress on the reforms ...

Charles Prestrud of the Washington Policy Center believes the budget shows little progress on the reforms to planning and prioritization that are desperately needed. ...
Monday, May 22, 2023
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BLM wilderness areas may be less accessible to the public soon

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|Date: Friday, May 19, 2023

BLM wilderness areas may be less accessible to the public soon

The Bureau of Land Management's proposed rule to create conservation leases on public lands is seen as a ...

The Bureau of Land Management's proposed rule to create conservation leases on public lands is seen as a circumvention of Congress and could limit access for livestock grazers and the public. The BLM ...
Friday, May 19, 2023
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Opinion: As new payroll tax nears, state continues trying to make WA Cares look prettier

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|Date: Thursday, May 18, 2023

Opinion: As new payroll tax nears, state continues trying to make WA Cares look prettier

Elizabeth Hovde points out that starting in July, WA Cares' regular diet of payroll taxes will take incom ...

Elizabeth Hovde points out that starting in July, WA Cares' regular diet of payroll taxes will take income away from households that could have been used for life’s many needs. ...
Thursday, May 18, 2023
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