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The Divorce: Washington State Republicans vs. Big Business & Boeing

Michael van Baker — Tue, 23 Jul 2013 18:51:55 +0000

But Boeing's support -- and that of heavyweights the Association of Washington Business and Washington Roundtable -- for a $9.5-billion transportation package was not enough for Washington's Senate Republicans, who were against a 10-cent gas tax increase (phased in over five years, upped two cents annually).

Why That Fish You Ordered is Holding Up the State Budget

Michael van Baker — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 18:16:53 +0000

Yesterday afternoon, the Everett Herald's Jerry Cornfield reported that the delay in approving a Washington State budget was truly fishy: "Boeing's opposition to fish study a sticking point in budget," went the headline. With a government shutdown to come in fewer than five days, it might seem strange that negotiations are getting hung up on a mundane study of how often people eat fish.

Op-Ed: Economists Count the Ways Paid Sick Leave Makes Sense

Guest Contributor — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 21:57:55 +0000

"An Open Letter to the Seattle City Council: Soon you will have the opportunity to pass a bill that will help protect and promote the health of Seattle’s workers and businesses. As economists, we urge you to pass the paid sick days ordinance, City Council Bill 117216, to ensure that workers can take time off to recover from their own illness, to care for a sick family member or to seek medical care."

Arts Marketing for Dummies: Tactical Ops

Michael van Baker — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 21:59:04 +0000

I won't need to tell most of you that the game has changed. But to get the most out of the time and money available to your non-profit, you've got to begin with online communications, not use them as a supplement. (Drop the senior-citizen excuse: 80-year-olds have email.) This may seem easy enough but old habits die hard. Would you give an exclusive to a major newspapers...or your audience on Facebook? Would you write up a full press release, or tweet about it to the reporters following you on Twitter?