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Articles by Don Brunell
Stay at Home Millennials | Don Brunell
Stay at Home Millennials | Don Brunell
By Don Brunell • May 27, 2016 10:58 pm

Today, more millennials are moving back home even though the economy is improving and wages are inching upward.

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My Turn: Chinese wine may soon compete with Washington’s
My Turn: Chinese wine may soon compete with...
By Don Brunell • July 23, 2015 2:50 pm

There was a time when wine connoisseurs looked with distain on wines produced in the United States. Then, when California wines gained popularity, those made in Washington were viewed with skepticism. Wines fermented in Chile, Argentina and Australia were dismissed for years before finally being stocked on store shelves.

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My Turn: New rail safety regulations welcome
My Turn: New rail safety regulations welcome
By Don Brunell • April 9, 2015 2:22 pm

North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple has announced new rules that reduce the vapor pressure in oil tanker cars leaving his state’s booming oil patch. The goal is to reduce the risk of fiery explosions like the one that killed 47 people in Lac-Megantic, Quebec in July 2013.

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My turn: Showdown in Seattle over city’s minimum wage law
My turn: Showdown in Seattle over city’s minimum...
By Don Brunell • April 2, 2015 1:44 pm

Ever since the $15 wage proposal was narrowly approved by City of SeaTac voters, municipal leaders in neighboring Seattle have pushed to impose the same edict.

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My Turn: Higher minimum wage misses the target
My Turn: Higher minimum wage misses the target
By Don Brunell • March 19, 2015 2:14 pm

Washington has the nation’s highest minimum wage at $9.47 an hour and now the state legislature wants to hike it to $12. Seattle Mayor Ed Murray wants to boost it to $15 to go in step with the SeaTac initiative, which voters barely approved last year.

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My Turn: Can Washington avert California’s water wars?
My Turn: Can Washington avert California’s water wars?
By Don Brunell • March 12, 2015 6:02 pm

California is in the midst of a fierce water war, a conflict that holds lessons for us in Washington state. In many ways, we are alike. Both of our states’ populations are growing and we have some of the world’s most prolific agriculture regions which require lots of water.

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Congress must stop abusive IRS tactics
Congress must stop abusive IRS tactics
By Don Brunell • February 26, 2015 4:19 pm

The IRS scandals just keep on coming. First, the agency targeted conservative groups seeking non-profit status. Originally characterized by IRS officials as a couple of rogue agents in Cincinnati, the practice was later revealed to be a politically-motivated campaign coordinated by Lois Lerner, the head of the IRS Exempt Organizations Unit.

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Congress must stop abusive IRS tactics
Congress must stop abusive IRS tactics
By Don Brunell • February 26, 2015 4:19 pm

The IRS scandals just keep on coming. First, the agency targeted conservative groups seeking non-profit status. Originally characterized by IRS officials as a couple of rogue agents in Cincinnati, the practice was later revealed to be a politically-motivated campaign coordinated by Lois Lerner, the head of the IRS Exempt Organizations Unit.

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My Turn: President Obama on wrong track with Alaska energy
My Turn: President Obama on wrong track with...
By Don Brunell • February 18, 2015 7:53 pm

In his State of the Union address, President Obama highlighted plunging gas prices. Ironic, since Obama has done everything in his power to curtail domestic oil production and drive up gas prices.

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Failing business a sign of weak economy
Failing business a sign of weak economy
By Don Brunell • February 12, 2015 3:06 pm

For the first time in American history, entrepreneurship is in decline.

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AWB VIEW: Association health plans can work
AWB VIEW: Association health plans can work
By Don Brunell • March 1, 2013 12:05 pm

Sometimes Plan B turns out to be better than Plan A. Case in point: our state’s association health plans.

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Private sector steps up for tourism
Private sector steps up for tourism
By Don Brunell • February 17, 2011 3:39 pm

Necessity, as they say, is the mother of invention. That’s particularly true in these tough economic times, as “business and usual” no longer works. As governors and state lawmakers across our nation deal with record budget deficits, tourism promotion is being slashed.

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Thanksgiving’s true meaning too often gets lost
Thanksgiving’s true meaning too often gets lost
By Don Brunell • November 24, 2010 12:03 pm

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Charter schools would put education on a business-like basis in this state
Charter schools would put education on a business-like...
By Don Brunell • September 16, 2010 1:46 pm

In the competition for $3.4 billion in education grants under President Obama’s Race to the Top, Washington is near the…

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I-1098 would be devastating to entrepreneurship
I-1098 would be devastating to entrepreneurship
By Don Brunell • June 3, 2010 3:36 pm

Each year, the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council) publishes a list of the best to worst state tax…

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Washington’s employers are in play for out-of-state recruiters
Washington’s employers are in play for out-of-state recruiters
By Don Brunell • April 15, 2010 2:52 pm

When Idaho Gov. Butch Otter published his “Love Letter to Our Neighbors,” he touched off a political firestorm asserting his state is better for business.
Otter sensed a weakness in Oregon’s business climate after lawmakers raised taxes on businesses and the wealthy by $727 million. Nike founder Phil Knight called it “Oregon’s Assisted Suicide Law II.”

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It’s time to raise revenue, not taxes
It’s time to raise revenue, not taxes
By Don Brunell • November 25, 2009 10:29 am

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Washington’s already a leader in green-technology business
Washington’s already a leader in green-technology business
By Don Brunell • November 6, 2009 8:21 am

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Government shouldn’t compete with the private  sector
Government shouldn’t compete with the private sector
By Don Brunell • April 30, 2009 9:35 am

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The solution to state’s budget woes is right in front of their noses
The solution to state’s budget woes is right...
By Don Brunell • March 27, 2009 11:55 am

When House Majority Leader Lynn Kessler (D-Hoquiam) addressed the Association of Washington Business last week, she talked about the uncharted…

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Governor, private businesses thinking outside the box
Governor, private businesses thinking outside the box
By Don Brunell • March 5, 2009 12:35 pm

As state lawmakers scramble to fill what may be an $8 billion budget deficit, people in the private sector are…

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Sometimes good enough just isn’t good enough
Sometimes good enough just isn’t good enough
By Don Brunell • January 29, 2009 12:16 pm

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Be careful with changes to unemployment insurance
Be careful with changes to unemployment insurance
By Don Brunell • January 8, 2009 2:20 pm

When legislators come to Olympia later this month, they will not only face a $6 billion budget deficit, they must also change our unemployment insurance (UI) system to comply with federal requirements.

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