You hear it often: Small business is the backbone of our economy. For every Microsoft or Boeing or Nordstrom, there are dozens of individually owned dry cleaners and pet stores…
Shedding some light on small-business myths
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Enforcing the rights of our veterans and service members
Did you know that a service member whose active duty orders are signed by the governor has fewer protections than one whose orders are signed by the President? It’s true,…
Open Government Caucus launches its agenda
The bipartisan Open Government Caucus (OGC), led by a Seattle Democrat and an East Wenatchee Republican, hit the ground running at its first meeting this week. The caucus is co-chaired…
Meet a new legislator: Mia Gregerson
Several new members have joined the House Democratic Caucus since the 2013 regular session, including Mia Gregerson. Mia (MEE-uh) was appointed by the King County Council to fill the unexpired…
ICYMI: America’s story
Did you catch Speaker Chopp telling America’s story on the opening day of session? America Yorita-Carrion was an honors and an International Baccalaureate student with a 3.8 GPA at Davis…