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May 24, 2017
- Policy Brief: Cash Deficits in the Paid Family and Medical Leave Program Signal Additional Tax Increases Ahead Aug. 22, 2022
- Policy Brief: Unemployment Insurance Taxes Will Be a Headwind for the State Economy Jan. 14, 2021
- Policy Brief: Washington’s Business Taxes Exceed National Average Feb. 24, 2020
- Policy Brief: Washington Businesses Pay More Than Half of State and Local Taxes Jan. 11, 2019
- Washington State Businesses Pay 58 Percent of State and Local Taxes Jan. 23, 2017
- I-1433: A “Blunt Instrument” Increasing the Minimum Wage and Mandating Paid Sick Leave August 10, 2016
- By Mandating A Specific Compensation Mix, Labor Policies Take Flexibility Out of the Equation February 17, 2016
- Regulatory Reform: A Win-Win-Win for Agencies, Businesses, and Taxpayers August 20, 2015
- Mandating Paid Sick Leave in Washington March 9, 2015
- The Long-Lasting, Negative Consequences of the Minimum Wage February 20, 2015
- A Newly Expanded SEPA Threatens Washington’s Competitiveness June 11, 2014
- Washington’s Minimum Wage and Teenage Unemployment February 19, 2014
- Sector Distribution of Washington’s Minimum Wage Jobs February 3, 2014
- County Distribution of Washington’s Minimum Wage Jobs January 30, 2014
- The Best Interests of Washington’s Workers’ Compensation System January 7, 2014
- High Stakes for Washington in Competition for 777X November 20, 2013
- Proposition 1 and the “Living Wage Movement” in SeaTac: Increasing Unemployment, Decreasing Opportunity August 16, 2013
- More Reforms for Workers’ Compensation February 20, 2013
- A Complex Maze of State and Local Laws and Regulations October 24, 2012
- Labor Costs in Washington October 22, 2012
- Characteristics of a Healthy Business Climate June 26, 2012
- Nations’ Seventh-Best Business Climate? February 3, 2012
- New Reforms to Workers’ Compensation June 8, 2011
- The Time Has Come to Fix Workers’ Compensation March 8, 2011
- I-1082: A Choice for Industrial Insurance October 13, 2010
- Legislature Considers Bills that Would Increase Tort Costs March 1, 2010
- Mainstreaming Workers’ Compensation: Reforms for 2010 January 15, 2010
- The Economic Impact of Hiking Taxes to Close the Budget Gap January 8, 2010
- Seattle’s Lost Decade: The City had Fewer Private Jobs in 2008 than in 2000 August 10, 2009
- What If Boeing Left Washington? (WashACE) April 14, 2009
- Washington’s Current Vesting Doctrine Works Well February 4, 2009
- Flaws in Economic Modeling Should Be Corrected Before Legislature Approves Cap-and-Trade (WashACE) February 2, 2009
- State Spending Growth 1995-97 to 2007-09 (WashACE) December 16, 2008
- Revenue Forecast Cut by $1.9 Billion (WashACE) November 26, 2008
- Keeping a Lid on Labor Costs in Washington (WashACE) November 25, 2008
- King County’s 2009 Budget: “Turn Over Some Taxing Authority and No One Gets Hurt!” November 24, 2008
- Recession Looms for Seattle, City Should Restrain Spending November 24, 2008
- Make Unemployment Insurance Work (WashACE) September 22, 2008
- The Healthcare Spending Squeeze (WashACE) July 28, 2008
- Washington Ranks 18th Highest in State and Local Taxes Per Capita, 28th in Taxes Per $1,000 of Income May 20, 2008
- Washington Remains Near the Top in Business Tax Burden (WashACE) May 12, 2008
- Recent Trends in Health Care Spending (WashACE) April 3, 2008
- Seattle’s Business Taxes are a Competitiveness Issue December 10, 2007
- Referendum 67 Would Allow Punitive Damages in Insurance Lawsuits October 22, 2007
- Recent Fiscal Trends for the City of Seattle October 10, 2007
- Fasten Your Seatbelts (WashACE) October 9, 2007
- Trends in State Spending (WashACE) March 29, 2007
- Two New Reports on Business Taxes March 9, 2007
- Connecting With Health Care February 26, 2007
- Why Homes in Washington Cost Too Much November 28, 2006
- National Health Care and Insurance Trends (WashACE) November 17, 2006
- I-933: Regulating Regulatory Takings October 10, 2006
- Vashon to Vote on PUD October 3, 2006
- Workers’ Compensation 2006 (WashACE) September 20, 2006
- Infrastructure in Washington: Growth and Change (WashACE) September 7, 2006
- Initiative 937: Tilting Towards Windmills August 29, 2006
- Consolidating Gains in a Transitional Economy (WashACE) August 16, 2006
- Can We Afford Their Retirement? (WashACE) July 3, 2006
- Infrastructure in Washington: Letting Growth Pay for Growth March 21, 2006
- Diagnosing Health Care Spending Growth January 20, 2006
- Malpractice at the Ballot Box: I-330 vs. I-336 October 17, 2005
- The Prescription for Health Care: Quality and Consumer Choice (WashACE) September 20, 2005
- Building a Budget for Long-Term Stability (WashACE) August 25, 2005
- HB 2255 Repeals Needed UI Reforms (WashACE) August 1, 2005
- I-601: The Tie that No Longer Binds (WashACE) July 29, 2005
- Pay Or Play: Yes, It’s a Threat March 15, 2005
- Preserve UI Reform To Preserve Jobs (WashACE) February 15, 2005
- Into the Pool Again After the Money’s Gone February 14, 2005
- 2005 Competitiveness Agenda: Catching the Tide (WashACE) January, 2005
- Washington’s High Benefit-High Cost Workers’ Compensation System (WashACE) February, 2004
- A Good Index Is Hard to Find November 4, 2003
- The Bad News is The Good News is Wrong November 4, 2003
- The Bill for Boeing June 23, 2003
- Closing the Budget Gap is Now a Major Competitiveness Challenge September 17, 2002
- 2002 Competitiveness Report: Will Washington Shrug? (WashACE) January 22, 2002
- Responsible Utility Regulation is a Key Competitiveness Issue January 11, 2002
- It’s Our Business December 17, 2001
- Regional Economic Vitality Agenda October 19, 2001
- Energy Market Skewed by Subsidies August 16, 2000
- State Issues Ergonomic Rule, Business Objects July 12, 2000
- Some Gains for Business in 2000 Session May 15, 2000
- Single Payer Plan Proposed, Skepticism Advised February 28, 2000
- Legislature Passes, Governor Signs Unemployment Insurance Bill February 16, 2000
- PUD Telecom Bills Pass First Hurdle February 10, 2000
- Schools Would Benefit from Repeal of Prevailing Wage December 21, 1999
- More and Better Schools With Repeal of Prevailing Wage December 20, 1999
- Prevailing Wage Laws Mandate Excessive Costs November 29, 1999
- Washington’s Cardroom Industry: a Fragile Recovery November 29, 1999
- How Washington Compares on Unemployment Insurance November 2, 1999
- Washington Business Taxes Highest in the West October 6, 1999
- Foreign Trade Barriers Hurt Washington Farmers August 9, 1999
- Salmon Update August 6, 1999
- With New Cities, New Concerns for Business June 22, 1999
- BPA Policy Encourages Utility Takeover Efforts June 11, 1999
- Legislature Ignores Workable Reforms March 22, 1999
- Legislature Considers Changes in Telecom Regulation February 23, 1999
- Salmon January 29, 1999
- Getting Back to Work: Reconsidering Unemployment Insurance in Washington November 20, 1998
- Unscrambling Telecommunications Policy November 7, 1997
- Liability Reform and the Economy September 12, 1997
- New Role for Regulators as Competition Comes to Utility Industries July 28, 1997
- Transportation’s Role in the State Economy March 6, 1997
- Taxing Power: Electric Utility Taxes in a Competitive Environment February 11, 1997
- From Aberdeen to Wenatchee: Property Taxation in Fifteen Different Washington Cities July 12, 1996
- Sales Taxation of Services: the Good, the Bad, and the Costly April 14, 1993