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VIDEO: How high taxes, regulations are crushing three Washington businesses
Three Washington business leaders say rising taxes and regulations are pushing expansion and relocation out of state.
Opinion: NFIB report shows Washington small businesses are feeling the pinch of labor costs, regulations and high taxes
Washington small businesses rank labor costs as their #2 problem — more than double the national rate.
Opinion: Washington’s business exodus accelerates due to high taxes, regulations driving companies away
Washington's business relocation rate has nearly tripled since winter 2025, per an AWB survey.
Opinion: The 2025 Washington Legislative Session – Small business, taxation, and business regulation
…r outlines how the 2025 legislative session’s new taxes and regulations will impact small businesses across Washington state.
Vancouver approves short-term rental regulations targeting Airbnb’s
…nance that requires short-term rental operators to obtain a business license and a short-term rental permit.
Opinion: Government agency creates program to fight costly small business regulations created by government agency programs
Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center wants Commerce to refocus the $3.1 million it is spending to reduce the barriers the state created into simplifying the rules that are causing the pr…
Opinion: Washington business taxes are some of the highest in the nation
…of the Washington Policy Center explains that reducing the regulations and taxes on business will reduce consumer prices and provide budgetary relief.
Pandemic pumpkins: How area patches are getting ready for a unique season
…oing efforts to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, state regulations are applied to pumpkin patches this fall, similar to other businesses.
Gov. Inslee signs Brandon Vick legislation
…s crowdfunding law and increase access to capital for small business. Vick said House Bill 1593 is a result of a collaborative effort to strengthen the state’s crowdfunding rules and regulations. “I f…