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Opinion: Health care reforms will hurt more if Washington state doesn’t get more on board

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Opinion: Health care reforms will hurt more if Washington state doesn’t get more on board

Elizabeth New (Hovde) says Washington should focus on innovation, competition, and less regulation while ...

Elizabeth New (Hovde) says Washington should focus on innovation, competition, and less regulation while working with the federal government on cost containment in health care. ...

Wednesday, August 13, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: New metric shows how much Washington squanders environmental funding

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Opinion: New metric shows how much Washington squanders environmental funding

David Boze argues Washington’s CO2 tax funding is wasteful, with many projects producing no climate benef ...

David Boze argues Washington’s CO2 tax funding is wasteful, with many projects producing no climate benefit and others costing far more than private sector alternatives. ...

Wednesday, August 13, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: Does more Medicaid mean fewer ER visits?

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Friday, August 8, 2025

Opinion: Does more Medicaid mean fewer ER visits?

Elizabeth New (Hovde) analyzes research on Medicaid expansion and ER use, arguing that Washington’s own p ...

Elizabeth New (Hovde) analyzes research on Medicaid expansion and ER use, arguing that Washington’s own policies — not just federal reforms — drive rising health care costs and access challenges. ...

Friday, August 8, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: The Growth Management Act’s impact on house prices in Washington

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Thursday, August 7, 2025

Opinion: The Growth Management Act’s impact on house prices in Washington

Mark Harmsworth argues that Washington’s Growth Management Act has created a supply bottleneck in housing ...

Mark Harmsworth argues that Washington’s Growth Management Act has created a supply bottleneck in housing, driving up prices and limiting access to homeownership. He calls for reform to increase land ...

Thursday, August 7, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: Workers who strike need to be warned double pay is a no-no

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Opinion: Workers who strike need to be warned double pay is a no-no

Elizabeth New warns that Washington’s new strike pay law could result in costly overpayments from the une ...

Elizabeth New warns that Washington’s new strike pay law could result in costly overpayments from the unemployment insurance fund, urging transparency and protection for public resources. ...

Wednesday, August 6, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: County fairs are opportunities to go meat shopping

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Thursday, July 31, 2025

Opinion: County fairs are opportunities to go meat shopping

Pam Lewison of the Washington Policy Center highlights how Washington’s county fairs, including the upcom ...

Pam Lewison of the Washington Policy Center highlights how Washington’s county fairs, including the upcoming Clark County Fair, offer families a hands-on way to buy local meat while supporting youth e ...

Thursday, July 31, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: Harming workers one payroll tax at a time: WA Cares wants wages a caregiver needs to keep caregiving

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Opinion: Harming workers one payroll tax at a time: WA Cares wants wages a caregiver needs to keep caregiving

Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues WA Cares and PFML payroll taxes are harmful, particularly to low-income work ...

Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues WA Cares and PFML payroll taxes are harmful, particularly to low-income workers, by forcing contributions into limited-use programs they may never benefit from. ...

Tuesday, July 29, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: Will free school choice come to Washington state?

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Monday, July 28, 2025

Opinion: Will free school choice come to Washington state?

A new federal tax-credit scholarship program could open private-school access for most Washington familie ...

A new federal tax-credit scholarship program could open private-school access for most Washington families — if Governor Ferguson opts in before Jan. 1, 2026. ...

Monday, July 28, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: Climate Commitment Act spending expands government but does little for tangible environmental benefits

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Sunday, July 27, 2025

Opinion: Climate Commitment Act spending expands government but does little for tangible environmental benefits

Todd Myers says more than 70% of CO2 tax spending in Washington’s 2025-27 budget goes to bureaucracy and ...

Todd Myers says more than 70% of CO2 tax spending in Washington’s 2025-27 budget goes to bureaucracy and planning—not projects with measurable environmental gains. ...

Sunday, July 27, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: Where does Washington state spend the CO2 tax revenue? More government

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Friday, July 25, 2025

Opinion: Where does Washington state spend the CO2 tax revenue? More government

Todd Myers of Washington Policy Center argues that most CO2 tax revenue in Washington is spent on bureauc ...

Todd Myers of Washington Policy Center argues that most CO2 tax revenue in Washington is spent on bureaucracy, not direct environmental benefits. He calls for science-based reforms. ...

Friday, July 25, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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