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Governor’s Proposed Tax Increases

Now that Governor Jay Inslee is looking more and more like a presidential candidate, there is something he won’t be…

Higher Residential Energy Code Proposed

SB 5293 will be heard Wednesday, Jan. 23 in the Senate Environment and Energy Committee. The Governor has requested legislation…

Condo Reform Bills Introduced

BIAW has worked diligently over the interim on condo liability reform language with members of the legislature and other stakeholders.…

Bill Will Mandate Increase in L&I Costs

SB 5217, sponsored by Senator Karen Keiser (D–Kent), would mandate an unprecedented increase in the amount of time-loss (wage replacement)…

GMA and SEPA Reforms

BIAW is supporting the Growth Management Act (GMA) and State Environment Policy Act (SEPA) reforms that help land use and…