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In the final few weeks of session the operating budget negotiations will be the focus. A big part of that debate will revolve around new revenue – or taxes. There continues to...

Ten years ago, I was serving as the ranking Republican on the House Labor and Commerce Committee in the Washington State Legislature. That session, we began collaborative efforts to come up...

It will take a third special session for the Washington State Legislature to finish its business this year. Negotiations continue on the operating budget with the centerpiece of the spending plan...

Climbing the ladder to unemployment, by Rep. Cary Condotta Some lawmakers in Olympia this session want to change the minimum wage law. Unfortunately, they can no more change this law, than the...

In Washington, we are blessed to have some of the most creative and innovative employers in the country. Likewise, our employers are blessed with talented employees who have the intellectual horsepower...