Voters saved WA Cares. Now lawmakers must improve it

Published by THE SEATTLE TIMES on 12/16/24 (Source)

But the program still has flaws. The editorial board urged voters to vote for I-2124. Even Rep. Nicole Macri, D-Seattle, and Justin Gill, president of the Washington State Nurses Association, who were against the initiative, acknowledged in a Times op-ed that there was room for improvement.

Published by The Seattle Times on December 16, 2024.

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