AGC fights capital-gains tax proposal A hearing on legislation to impose a nine-percent capital-gains tax was held last week. Former AGC President Jake Jacobson (Osborne Construction)

AGC calls for state transportation package AGC of Washington and dozens of entities from business, labor and the environment community have cosigned a letter to

Retiring WSDOT Deputy Secretary Keith Metcalf sets off series of transitionsFrom WSDOT:Secretary of Transportation Roger Millar announced the appointments of several key positions in his

State estate-tax proposal being drafted An estate-tax proposal is being floated in Olympia. The proposal – not yet finalized — is in addition to the

What construction-related items were in the COVID package?You likely saw that, on Dec. 27, the President signed the COVID-relief and federal-government funding package. AGC of

New federal coronavirus recovery measure provides some relief for contractors The Associated General Contractors of America’s chief executive officer, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the following

Proposals emerging to lower huge unemployment-insurance tax increases Did you recently receive the notice telling you what your new unemployment-insurance taxes are going to be? 

Capital gains and compensation taxes proposed A capital-gains tax and a tax on compensation will be on the table when the next legislative session convenes

Proposals boost school, university, affordable housing construction projects Construction of schools, university building, public housing, local government projects and more could get a boost in

Brace for big unemployment-insurance rate increases Businesses will soon be receiving notices of 2021 unemployment-insurance (UI) tax rates, with the first payment with the increased