OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) – The Washington state Legislature on Wednesday fast-tracked a delay of the implementation of a long-term care program – and the payroll tax that pays for it – to address solvency concerns and other issues raised about the first-in-the-nation defined benefit. The bipartisan 46-3 vote in the Democratic-controlled Senate comes a week after the House passed the delay on a 91-6 vote. It now heads to Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee, who is expected to sign the measure Friday.
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