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State is painting lipstick on its one-of-a-kind, long-term-care law

The more people hear about Washington’s coming long-term-care law and payroll tax, the less people like it––and for good reason.  A class-action lawsuit has been filed against it, an initiative is being pursued, and Idaho sent the state a cease-and-desist order concerning the law that impacts workers who live in other states.

Starting in January, the unpopular law imposes a stiff new tax of 58 cen...