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Opinion: Transit agencies need accountability not increased state subsidy

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Friday, January 2, 2026

Opinion: Transit agencies need accountability not increased state subsidy

Charles Prestrud argues that Washington transit agencies face rising costs and declining ridership due to ...

Charles Prestrud argues that Washington transit agencies face rising costs and declining ridership due to governance structures that lack public accountability. ...

Friday, January 2, 2026
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: Ready for another pay decrease from the state? It happens Jan. 1

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|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
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: California’s unemployment debt crisis mirrors Washington’s Employment Security Department failures

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Monday, December 29, 2025

Opinion: California’s unemployment debt crisis mirrors Washington’s Employment Security Department failures

Mark Harmsworth compares California’s growing unemployment insurance debt with Washington’s Employment Se ...

Mark Harmsworth compares California’s growing unemployment insurance debt with Washington’s Employment Security Department failures and argues both states must reform or risk continued economic harm. ...

Monday, December 29, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: Hard work is being done to try to trade one bad health care system for another

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Opinion: Hard work is being done to try to trade one bad health care system for another

Elizabeth New (Hovde) cautions that efforts to create a universal, taxpayer-financed health care system i ...

Elizabeth New (Hovde) cautions that efforts to create a universal, taxpayer-financed health care system in Washington risk replacing existing problems with new challenges tied to cost, access, and cen ...

Wednesday, December 24, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: Why I won’t mourn the end of enhanced ACA subsidies

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Opinion: Why I won’t mourn the end of enhanced ACA subsidies

Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues that allowing enhanced ACA subsidies to expire forces a necessary conversati ...

Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues that allowing enhanced ACA subsidies to expire forces a necessary conversation about rising health care costs rather than continued cost shifting to taxpayers. ...

Tuesday, December 23, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: Solving Washington’s deficit without tax increases

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Sunday, December 21, 2025

Opinion: Solving Washington’s deficit without tax increases

Ryan Frost argues Washington’s budget shortfall is driven by rapid spending growth rather than insufficie ...

Ryan Frost argues Washington’s budget shortfall is driven by rapid spending growth rather than insufficient tax revenue, calling for slower spending and program reductions instead of new taxes. ...

Sunday, December 21, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: Another problem with strike pay from the UI fund – Potential double-dipping, overpayments

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Thursday, December 18, 2025

Opinion: Another problem with strike pay from the UI fund – Potential double-dipping, overpayments

Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues that Washington’s new strike pay law risks overpayments and double-dipping u ...

Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues that Washington’s new strike pay law risks overpayments and double-dipping unless workers are clearly warned at the point of applying for unemployment benefits. ...

Thursday, December 18, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: More taxes sadly the Washington way

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|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
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: Tax slave to Washington state?

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Monday, December 15, 2025

Opinion: Tax slave to Washington state?

Nancy Churchill argues that Washington lawmakers increasingly treat taxation as entitlement rather than n ...

Nancy Churchill argues that Washington lawmakers increasingly treat taxation as entitlement rather than necessity, shifting the balance of power away from citizens and toward government. ...

Monday, December 15, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: Is the cheap fast-food burger a thing of the past?

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Friday, December 12, 2025

Opinion: Is the cheap fast-food burger a thing of the past?

Mark Harmsworth argues that rising minimum wages and B&O tax increases are driving higher food prices and ...

Mark Harmsworth argues that rising minimum wages and B&O tax increases are driving higher food prices and squeezing low-income consumers and small businesses across Washington state. ...

Friday, December 12, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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