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Buying an affordable home is a serious challenge for people throughout the Puget Sound region. Joining us to discuss the impediments to increasing the...
In this episode we're joined by Dr. Rick Evans of the University of Chicago, an expert on open source macroeconomics, which aims to use the power of c...
Today we're talking with the Manufacturing Industrial Council's Executive Director, Dave Gering, about the manufacturing industry - and manufacturing ...
Today's episode covers the new tax revenues in the recently passed K-12 education funding law, which the State of Washington hopes will fulfill its ob...
Today we're discussing the K-12 education funding bill passed by the state Legislature, in response to the state Supreme Court's McCleary ruling on ba...
Today we're discussing the manufacturing tax relief bill recently vetoed by Gov. Inslee. You can read our Seattle Times op-ed on the manufacturing tax...
The only constant in politics and economics today is change. From establishment-busting elections to upheaval in the workforce, the world is a much di...
With proposals for implementing a state capital gains tax making the rounds in the Legislature, we discuss what a capital gains tax is, what the propo...
Today we're discussing the differences between the state House and state Senate budget plans in the Washington Legislature. We've got a handy new Poli...