by Peter Abbarno | Dec 14, 2024 | Elect Peter Abbarno
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 and families. House Bill 1025...
by Peter Abbarno | Sep 26, 2024 | Elect Peter Abbarno
This year, Washington state voters will have the historic opportunity to vote on four initiatives at the top of their ballot. One of those initiatives, Initiative 2124, would give workers the ability to opt out of the state’s long-term care payroll tax and program, WA...
by Peter Abbarno | May 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
More than nine months since Washington state workers started paying into the state-mandated long-term care insurance program, most working Washingtonians have contributed at least a few hundred dollars to the program. But if voters approve Initiative...
by Peter Abbarno | Oct 4, 2023 | Elect Peter Abbarno
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...
by Peter Abbarno | Dec 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
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...
