Washington Policy Watch

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Paid family leave for Washington – progress now and later

Crosscut’s Carolyn McConnell takes a long look at the history and progress of Washington’s paid family leave program, calling it “a glass-half-full or half-empty kind of a story”.

Also today, two key legislators write in the Puget Sound Business Journal (subscription required) under the headline “Paid family leave is on track”, pointing to reduced costs as evidence Washington’s process is unfolding properly.

So as of the close of the 2008 legislative session, where does Washington stand?

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