Data center regulations are the event horizon that communities across the nation, including in Washington state, are calling on their elected officials to achieve.
School boards for the Yakima, Lake Washington and Tacoma districts contend the state’s failure to meet its constitutional obligations is forcing them to rely on local levy dollars to pay day-to-day expenses, echoing an argument made in the landmark McCleary ruling that forced the state to pump billions of additional dollars into education.
A slew of trade and business organizations are sounding the alarm over the increasing costs of the state’s workers’ compensation program even as officials seek to minimize impacts on employers.
With irrigation water supplies becoming more strained each year, some wine grape growers may be wondering which grape varieties can better handle drought conditions.
All the attention may be on recent debates around the state’s coming income tax on high earners, but business owners also will be seeing a bigger tax bill.
Washington’s governor recently met again with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to push the case for the return of the Seattle SuperSonics as league expansion here remains uncertain.