Long-term care initiative

All four of this year's ballot initiatives are designed to repeal laws that were enacted by the Legislature or bar laws that were passed from taking effect. This is a change from some past years.

Initiative 2124 would amend the state’s long-term care program so that all workers would have a choice about whether to participate and could opt out at any time.

The political action committee Let's Go Washington is behind six initiatives to change or repeal a handful of the state's new laws and programs, with a major GOP donor financing the effort.

Opponents of a mandatory payroll tax to fund Washington state’s new long-term care program have filed a class action lawsuit in federal court seeking to stop the January start of the payroll premium for most employees in the state. The suit was filed on behalf of three businesses in the state and six individuals.

The Long-term Care Initiative would require the state to boost training for home healthcare workers and implement more rigorous background checks. That’s…