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Opinion: Attorneys debrief capital gains income tax state Supreme Court oral arguments

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Friday, February 3, 2023

Opinion: Attorneys debrief capital gains income tax state Supreme Court oral arguments

Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center interviews two of the lead attorneys in the capital gains i ...

Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center interviews two of the lead attorneys in the capital gains income tax case currently before the Washington state Supreme Court. ...

Friday, February 3, 2023
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: Low-income tax credit now available in Washington

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Thursday, February 2, 2023

Opinion: Low-income tax credit now available in Washington

Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center believes lawmakers finally funding this low-income tax reli ...

Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center believes lawmakers finally funding this low-income tax relief program is a cause for celebration. ...

Thursday, February 2, 2023
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: Abortion bills move forward, including SB 5242, eliminating cost-sharing for enrollees

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Opinion: Abortion bills move forward, including SB 5242, eliminating cost-sharing for enrollees

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center explains that dictating what insurers cover and what thei ...

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center explains that dictating what insurers cover and what their copays and deductibles look like impacts all those who buy insurance and pay premiums in Wash ...

Wednesday, February 1, 2023
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: Capital gains income tax case: Three possible rulings

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Opinion: Capital gains income tax case: Three possible rulings

Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center points out that Washington State government officials, howe ...

Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center points out that Washington State government officials, however, stand alone claiming a capital gains tax is an ‘excise tax.’ ...

Tuesday, January 31, 2023
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: SB 5639 would prohibit recertification of exemptions from WA Cares’ payroll tax

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Monday, January 30, 2023

Opinion: SB 5639 would prohibit recertification of exemptions from WA Cares’ payroll tax

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center reminds lawmakers that voters have told the Legislature m ...

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center reminds lawmakers that voters have told the Legislature more than once, and in different ways, that WA Cares is not a good solution. ...

Monday, January 30, 2023
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: Washington’s gas prices have jumped 25 cents per gallon since CO2 tax took effect

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Thursday, January 26, 2023

Opinion: Washington’s gas prices have jumped 25 cents per gallon since CO2 tax took effect

Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center continues to make the case that the costs of that policy shoul ...

Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center continues to make the case that the costs of that policy should be offset by tax cuts and that cost increases should be small. ...

Thursday, January 26, 2023
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: SB 5236 isn’t the solution: More nurses are needed, not more regulations

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Opinion: SB 5236 isn’t the solution: More nurses are needed, not more regulations

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center shares that creating more commissions, more oversight and ...

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center shares that creating more commissions, more oversight and threatening penalties is not going to get us more nurses. ...

Wednesday, January 25, 2023
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: Adding climate change to the Growth Management Act adds cost but won’t help the environment

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Opinion: Adding climate change to the Growth Management Act adds cost but won’t help the environment

Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center points out that Washington already has a very strict climate l ...

Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center points out that Washington already has a very strict climate law and legislators should focus elsewhere to help Washington’s environment. ...

Tuesday, January 24, 2023
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: Abortion bills in Washington state include SB 5242, eliminating cost-sharing for enrollees

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Opinion: Abortion bills in Washington state include SB 5242, eliminating cost-sharing for enrollees

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center discusses SB 5242, which would require state-regulated he ...

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center discusses SB 5242, which would require state-regulated health plans in the state to cover abortion with no cost-sharing charges to an enrollee. ...

Tuesday, January 24, 2023
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: State needs to fully reimburse hospitals for care provided patients in its programs

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Monday, January 23, 2023

Opinion: State needs to fully reimburse hospitals for care provided patients in its programs

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center believes SB 5103 would bring an important change because ...

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center believes SB 5103 would bring an important change because hospitals need reimbursement for the care they are giving post-acute patients on Medicaid. ...

Monday, January 23, 2023
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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