Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia, discusses the flaws of the state’s new long-term care program and payroll tax with KVI’s Ari Hoffman. Abbarno is proposing to repeal the tax, which takes effect Jan. 1. The 20th District lawmaker also discusses Zack’s Law, a measure he plans to introduce to warn people through signage at waterways about the hazards of cold-water shock. Rep. Abbarno introduced HB 1594 to repeal the long-term care program.
In September 2023, the Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Trust Commission held a meeting to vote on several recommended changes to the state's new long-term care insurance program. Among the most controversial, the commission voted to recommend that the...
On Tuesday, Rep. Peter Abbarno was invited to speak at the 2023 Northwest Renewable Hydrogen Conference in Portland, Oregon about Washington's efforts to advance renewable hydrogen policy. “Renewable hydrogen can be generated, stored, and...
By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com If the quarry walls could talk, they’d have a story to tell, one the Tenino Carvers Guild wants the next generation to hear. The story also caught the ear of Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia, who secured funds for a new...