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Stay at Home Millennials | Don Brunell
Today, more millennials are moving back home even though the economy is improving and wages are inching upward.
Don Brunell
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My Turn: Chinese wine may soon compete with Washington’s
There was a time when wine connoisseurs looked with distain on wines produced in the United States. Then,…
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My Turn: New rail safety regulations welcome
North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple has announced new rules that reduce the vapor pressure in oil tanker cars…
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My turn: Showdown in Seattle over city’s minimum wage law
Ever since the $15 wage proposal was narrowly approved by City of SeaTac voters, municipal leaders in neighboring…
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My Turn: Higher minimum wage misses the target
Washington has the nation's highest minimum wage at $9.47 an hour and now the state legislature wants to…
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My Turn: Can Washington avert California’s water wars?
California is in the midst of a fierce water war, a conflict that holds lessons for us in…
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Congress must stop abusive IRS tactics
The IRS scandals just keep on coming. First, the agency targeted conservative groups seeking non-profit status. Originally characterized…
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Congress must stop abusive IRS tactics
The IRS scandals just keep on coming. First, the agency targeted conservative groups seeking non-profit status. Originally characterized…
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My Turn: President Obama on wrong track with Alaska energy
In his State of the Union address, President Obama highlighted plunging gas prices. Ironic, since Obama has done…
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Failing business a sign of weak economy
For the first time in American history, entrepreneurship is in decline.
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AWB VIEW: Association health plans can work
Sometimes Plan B turns out to be better than Plan A. Case in point: our state’s association health…
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Private sector steps up for tourism
Necessity, as they say, is the mother of invention. That’s particularly true in these tough economic times, as…
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Charter schools would put education on a business-like basis in this state
In the competition for $3.4 billion in education grants under President Obama’s Race to the Top, Washington is…
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I-1098 would be devastating to entrepreneurship
Each year, the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council) publishes a list of the best to worst…
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Washington’s employers are in play for out-of-state recruiters
When Idaho Gov. Butch Otter published his “Love Letter to Our Neighbors,” he touched off a political firestorm…
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The solution to state’s budget woes is right in front of their noses
When House Majority Leader Lynn Kessler (D-Hoquiam) addressed the Association of Washington Business last week, she talked about…