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Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Chehalis, visited Cascade Community Healthcare’s soon-to-open crisis relief center in Centralia this week, getting an early look at a new regional resource designed to strengthen behavioral health services...
Today, members of House Republican leadership sent the following letter to Gov. Bob Ferguson and Department of Children, Youth, and Families Secretary Tana Senn, urging immediate action to prevent the loss...
The past few weeks in Olympia have been grueling, with long days and even longer nights on the House floor as we debated key legislation. Some positive bills moved forward, others...
Two bills have been prefiled in the state House of Representatives to provide fairness and flexibility in Washington’s long-term care payroll tax program. John Sattgast reports. Wash. House Republicans · 01-05-25...
Speaking with Phil Vandervort and Mark Christopher on KVI Radio (Seattle), Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia, discussed two bills he and Rep. Joe Schmick, R-Colfax, pre-filed to improve Washington’s long-term care payroll...
Responding to growing frustration over the long-term care payroll tax program, Reps. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia, and Joe Schmick, R-Colfax, have pre-filed two bills to provide fairness and flexibility for Washington workers...
In the House Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee, Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia, spoke out against passage of Senate Bill 5241, which could limit access to healthcare, particularly in rural communities. It...
From KIRO 7 News. . . Many Washingtonians received their first paychecks affected by the new long-term care tax. While the deduction may seem small at 0.58%, critics argue it adds up...
The state’s new long-term care insurance program and payroll tax takes effect July 1. Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia, tells KXL’s Lars Larson it’s an inadequate, short-term benefit that many people may...
At the heart of any good criminal justice policy involving substance abuse and addiction should be accountability and compassion. Although this policy will evolve and improve over time, I believe the...
