The 2026 legislative session begins next week and even though it is a “short session” and a “supplemental budget” year, major issues will be in

Gov. Bob Ferguson recently unveiled a plan to steer $3 billion of additional funding into preserving the state’s roads and bridges and building three new

Washington businesses will see several significant changes take effect beginning January 1, 2026. These changes impact employee leave rights, workplace protections, and state tax obligations.

The information below is from the Department of Ecology: Reissuance of the Construction Stormwater General Permit Ecology is reissuing the Construction Stormwater General Permit. The permit

The Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction’s (OSPI) Career and Technical Education (CTE) Task Force is seeking feedback from employers across all industries to

Washington’s November 2025 General Election sent a clear and troubling signal as the status quo largely prevailed, particularly with regard to the State Legislature. With

AGC’s BUILD PAC Senior Council extends sincere appreciation to all members who supported the PAC in 2025. Your contributions made a meaningful difference, but the

On September 30th the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) released an Interim Final Rule (IFR) on the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program which removes the

This information is from Washington’s State Employment Security Department Premiums, collected from employees and employers through quarterly reporting, fund the Paid Leave program. By law,

Starting January 1, 2026, Washington State’s Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML) program will expand job protection requirements to include employers with 25 or more employees,