Washington state workers – ClarkCountyToday.com https://www.clarkcountytoday.com Your News Source with Integrity Tue, 29 Oct 2024 20:18:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/cropped-Andis-CCT-Icon-NEW-170522-01-1-36x36.jpg Washington state workers – ClarkCountyToday.com https://www.clarkcountytoday.com 32 32 Opinion: WA Cares harms workers https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-wa-cares-harms-workers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opinion-wa-cares-harms-workers https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-wa-cares-harms-workers/#respond Tue, 29 Oct 2024 17:07:21 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=161764 Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues that WA Cares negatively impacts workers while misleading voters about Initiative 2124.

Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues that WA Cares negatively impacts workers while misleading voters about Initiative 2124.]]> https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-wa-cares-harms-workers/feed/ 0 Opinion: Any administrative expenses are excessive for the misleading WA Cares program https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-any-administrative-expenses-are-excessive-for-the-misleading-wa-cares-program/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opinion-any-administrative-expenses-are-excessive-for-the-misleading-wa-cares-program https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-any-administrative-expenses-are-excessive-for-the-misleading-wa-cares-program/#respond Sat, 17 Aug 2024 02:09:33 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=158763 Elizabeth New Hovde discusses the excessive administrative expenses and questionable spending within the WA Cares program in her opinion column.

Elizabeth New Hovde discusses the excessive administrative expenses and questionable spending within the WA Cares program in her opinion column.]]> https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-any-administrative-expenses-are-excessive-for-the-misleading-wa-cares-program/feed/ 0 ESD: One quarter of WA Cares revenue goes to administrative costs https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/esd-one-quarter-of-wa-cares-revenue-goes-to-administrative-costs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=esd-one-quarter-of-wa-cares-revenue-goes-to-administrative-costs https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/esd-one-quarter-of-wa-cares-revenue-goes-to-administrative-costs/#respond Tue, 06 Aug 2024 21:10:17 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=158227 WA Cares revenue update: One quarter goes to administrative costs, funded by a payroll tax of 58 cents per $100 earned.

WA Cares revenue update: One quarter goes to administrative costs, funded by a payroll tax of 58 cents per $100 earned.]]> https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/esd-one-quarter-of-wa-cares-revenue-goes-to-administrative-costs/feed/ 0 Opinion: Would the passage of Initiative 2124 kill WA Cares? https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-would-the-passage-of-initiative-2124-kill-wa-cares/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opinion-would-the-passage-of-initiative-2124-kill-wa-cares https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-would-the-passage-of-initiative-2124-kill-wa-cares/#respond Thu, 16 May 2024 00:29:21 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=154710 Elizabeth New (Hovde) believes it’s likely that if the state’s new, mandatory long-term-care program was made optional for Washington state workers many would flee, leaving it unable to pay its way in its current form.

Elizabeth New (Hovde) believes it’s likely that if the state’s new, mandatory long-term-care program was made optional for Washington state workers many would flee, leaving it unable to pay its way in its current form.]]> https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-would-the-passage-of-initiative-2124-kill-wa-cares/feed/ 0 POLL: Do you support Initiative 2124, which would make participation in WA Cares optional? https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/poll-do-you-support-initiative-2124-which-would-make-participation-in-wa-cares-optional/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=poll-do-you-support-initiative-2124-which-would-make-participation-in-wa-cares-optional https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/poll-do-you-support-initiative-2124-which-would-make-participation-in-wa-cares-optional/#respond Fri, 10 May 2024 04:38:42 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=154504 Do you support Initiative 2124, which would make participation in WA Cares optional?

Do you support Initiative 2124, which would make participation in WA Cares optional?]]> https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/poll-do-you-support-initiative-2124-which-would-make-participation-in-wa-cares-optional/feed/ 0 Opinion: Look into all of WA Cares to know if it’s right for you https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-look-into-all-of-wa-cares-to-know-if-its-right-for-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opinion-look-into-all-of-wa-cares-to-know-if-its-right-for-you https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-look-into-all-of-wa-cares-to-know-if-its-right-for-you/#respond Fri, 10 May 2024 00:19:17 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=154488 If I-2124 passes and a lot of Washington state workers choose not to participate in WA Cares, Elizabeth Hovde says lawmakers might have to give up on WA Cares.

If I-2124 passes and a lot of Washington state workers choose not to participate in WA Cares, Elizabeth Hovde says lawmakers might have to give up on WA Cares.]]> https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-look-into-all-of-wa-cares-to-know-if-its-right-for-you/feed/ 0 Opinion: Payroll tax for WA Cares has begun, but meetings continue on program details https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-payroll-tax-for-wa-cares-has-begun-but-meetings-continue-on-program-details/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opinion-payroll-tax-for-wa-cares-has-begun-but-meetings-continue-on-program-details https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-payroll-tax-for-wa-cares-has-begun-but-meetings-continue-on-program-details/#respond Thu, 27 Jul 2023 22:27:45 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=140796 Elizabeth Hovde reports on the ongoings of WA Cares, the state-imposed, long-term-care program

Elizabeth Hovde reports on the ongoings of WA Cares, the state-imposed, long-term-care program]]> https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-payroll-tax-for-wa-cares-has-begun-but-meetings-continue-on-program-details/feed/ 0 Opinion: One window closes, another opens: Four new groups of workers can seek exemption from long-term-care tax https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-one-window-closes-another-opens-four-new-groups-of-workers-can-seek-exemption-from-long-term-care-tax/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opinion-one-window-closes-another-opens-four-new-groups-of-workers-can-seek-exemption-from-long-term-care-tax https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-one-window-closes-another-opens-four-new-groups-of-workers-can-seek-exemption-from-long-term-care-tax/#respond Thu, 05 Jan 2023 20:44:31 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=129294 Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center outlines the four new groups of Washington state workers are eligible for an exemption

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center outlines the four new groups of Washington state workers are eligible for an exemption]]> https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-one-window-closes-another-opens-four-new-groups-of-workers-can-seek-exemption-from-long-term-care-tax/feed/ 0