Small Business
Small Business and the Road to Recovery, by Carl Gipson, January 2010
24 Ways to Improve the State's Small Business Climate, by Carl Gipson, January 2008
A National Movement Hits Close to Home: The Living Wage Proposal in Washington State, by Carl Gipson, November 2007
Better Prices and Better Services for More People, by Steven Titch, January 2007
A Citizens Guide to Initiative 920: A Measure to Repeal the Estate Tax, by Carl Gipson, October 2006
Reviving Washington's Small Business Climate: Policy Recommendations from the 2005 Small Busines Conference, by Carl Gipson, January 2006
Small Business Conference Policy Overview, by Carl Gipson, November 2005
Entreprenuership in The Emerald City: Regulations Cloud the Sparkle of Small Businesses, by Jeanette Peterson, August 2004
Agenda for Reform: Priority Solutions for Improving Washington's Small Business Climate, by Eric Montague, January 2004
An Overview of Initiative 841: Repeal of State Ergonomics Regulations, by Paul Guppy, October 2003
The Small Business Climate in Washington State, by Eric Montague, March 2002
Seattle's Contract Equity Program: How Should We "Boost" Small Disadvantaged Businesses?, by Rob Holland, March 2000
Effects fo the Proposed 1999-2000 Washington Minimum Wage Increase, by Dr. David A. Macpherson, October 1998
Citizens’ Guide To Proposition 4 In Spokane, by Abby Burlingame & Carl Gipson, September 2009
Digital Goods Taxation in Washington State, by Carl Gipson, July 2009
Gauging the Economic Impact of Home Construction in Washington State, by Carl Gipson, April 2009
Business & Occupation Tax Reform, Part IV, by Carl Gipson and Andrew Chamberlain, October 2008
Business & Occupation Tax Reform, Part III, by Carl Gipson, October 2008
Business & Occupation Tax Reform, Part II: The Pyramid Problem, by Carl Gipson
Business & Occupation Tax Reform, Part I: Characteristics of a Responsible Business Tax System, by Carl Gipson
2007-27: Leaving Well Enough Alone: State Wireless Regulations Could Hurt Consumers, by Carl Gipson
2007-21: An Overview of Washington's Emergency Heat Stress Rule, by Carl Gipson
2007-05: Competitive Contracting Keeps King County's Accountability and Service High, by Carl Gipson
2007-03: The Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement: A Primer on the New Law, by Hallie Hostetter and Carl Gipson
2007-01: Reform Video Franchises for Cheaper, More Competitive TV Services, by Steven Titch and Carl Gipson
2006-12: A Citizens Guide to Initative 920: Repealing the Estate Tax, by Carl Gipson
2006-06: The Importance of a Friendly Regulatory Climate, by Brooks-Tabor Smith
2006-02: Reviving Washington's Small Business Climate: Policy Recommendations from the 2005 Small Business Conferences, by Carl Gipson
2004-21: Three Small Business Reforms Can Revive Business Climate, by Eric Montague
2004-13: Entreprenuership in The Emerald City: Regulations Cloud the Sparkle of Small Businesses, by Jeanette Petersen
2004-08: Reforming Washington's Workers' Compensation System, by Allison Dermeritt
2004-01: An Agenda for Reform: Priority Solutions for Improving Washington's Small Business Climate, by Eric Montague
2003-15: An Overview of Initiative 841, the Repeal the Ergonomics Rule, by Paul Guppy
2002-04: The Small Business Climate in Washington State, by Eric Montague
2000-05: Cutting Taxes and Regulations is the Best Way to Help Minority Small Businesses, by Robert Holland
The Workers’ Comp Chokehold, by Carl Gipson, January 2010
Help Grow the Economy by Repealing the Estate Tax, by Carl Gipson, October 2009
Net neutrality: Don't subject the Internet to politicians and bureaucracies, by Carl Gipson, October 2009
Spokane's Community Bill of Rights Seeks to Grow City Government, by Carl Gipson, October 2009
The President’s “Public Option” and Small Businesses, by Carl Gipson, July 2009
Economic Stimulus Starts with Private Sector Job Growth, by Carl Gipson, March 2009
Washington’s Business Climate is All over the Map, by Carl Gipson, July 2008
This Session, There’s a Little Something for Everyone, by Carl Gipson, March 2008
Lawmakers have time to fix feel-good, do nothing legislation, by Carl Gipson, January 2008
2007 Legislative Session: Some Problem-Solving Legislation Tends to Create Further Headaches for Small Businesses, by Carl Gipson, May 2007
It's Times to Modernize Our State's Ma Bell-Era Telecom Laws, by Carl Gipson, February 2007
Small Businesses May Need a Good Defense this Legislative Session, by Carl Gipson, January 2007
Getting to the Bottom of Initiative 920, by Carl Gipson, October 2006
Punishing Targeted Businesses Hurts Us All, by Carl Gipson, September 2006
Small Businesses Need to Be Heard in Order for Our Economy to Prosper, by Carl Gipson, August 2006
Legislative Session Largely a Letdown for Small Business, by Carl Gipson, April 2006
House Strips Away Senate's Plan to Help Small Businesses Afford Health Insurance, by Carl Gipson, March 2006
Legislature Poised to Roll Back Unemployment Reforms, by Carl Gipson, February 2006
Small Business Owners Have Their Say..., by Carl Gipson, January 2006
An Honor Washington Could Do Without -- Highest Minimum Wage in the Nation, by Carl Gipson, January 2005
New B&O Tax Reform Proposal Would Help Washington's Small Businesses, by Eric Montague, October 2004
Workers' Compensation: More Important Than You Think, and Badly in Need of Reform, by Paul Guppy, May 2004
International Free Trade: An Engine for Small Business Growth in Washington State, by Eric Montague, March 2004
Helping Workers and Small Business Through Minimum Wage Reform, by Eric Montague, February 2004
Small Business Owners Propose Ways to Improve State's Economy, by Eric Montague, January 2004
High Minimum Wage Robs Young People of Summer Jobs, by Eric Montague, July 2002
State's Harsh Business Climate is Tough on Small Business, by Eric Montague, March 2002
Our Minimum Wage Fuels Job Losses, by Paul Guppy, January 2002
Small Business in Washington State: A Vital Part of Our Economy, by Daniel Mead Smith, October 2001
HB 2658: Reorganizing Department of Commerce Activities, by Carl Gipson, January 2010
Forty-Eight Hour Grace Period for Small Businesses Would Ease State’s Regulatory Burden, by Carl Gipson, January 2010
Expanded "Family Security Act" Will Expand Government Benefits and Raise Payroll Taxes, by Carl Gipson, March 2009
Principles for the State's Economic Stimulus, by Carl Gipson, February 2009
Requiring Specific Legislative Authority for Agency Rule-Making Would Help Washington Businesses, by Carl Gipson, January 2009
Business Rankings Once Again Declare "All is Well with Washington." Not so., by Carl Gipson, January 2009
Heat-related Illness Rule, by Carl Gipson, April 2008
RFID: Balancing Technology and Privacy, by Carl Gipson, February 2008
Living Wage Proposals: Imposing Price Controls on Labor, by Carl Gipson, March 2007
The Revamped "Fair Share Act" is Still Wrong in Principle and Practice, by Carl Gipson, February 2007
Raise the B&O Tax Exemption, by Carl Gipson, February 2007
Unemployment Insurance Reforms Target Small Business, by Carl Gipson, February 2006
Mandatory Paid Sick Leave - Another Ailment for the Small Business Climate, by Carl Gipson, January 2006
