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June 2008: Business and Occupation Tax Reform, Part 1: 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

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