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Don Brunell, president of the Association of Washington Business, and Richard Davis, coordinator for the Washington Alliance for a Competitive Economy, review the 2009 legislative session. They discuss the different tax and competitiveness issues the Washington State Legislature faced in the 2009 session. Issues covered: competitiveness, unemployment insurance, taxes, state budget, aerospace industry

Check out part one of our legislative review with Don Brunell and Gary Chandler, vice president of government affairs for AWB. That podcast covers employment and environmental issues.

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Don Brunell, president of the Association of Washington Business, and Gary Chandler, vice president of government affairs for AWB, review the 2009 legislative session. They discuss the different employment and environmental issues the Washington State Legislature faced in the 2009 session. Issues covered: Worker Privacy Act/card check, workers' compensation, retro programs, unemployment insurance, energy, renewable energies, I-937, climate change and, the Western Climate Initiative

Check out part two of our legislative review  with Don Brunell and Richard Davis, coordinator of the Washington Alliance for a Competitive Economy. That podcast will cover taxes and competitiveness.

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Don Brunell, president of the Association of Washington Business, gives his perspective on the Deloitte Consulting aerospace competitiveness study. According to the findings, aerospace investments are bypassing Washington state for the more cost-competitive states like the Carolinas, Kansas and Texas. The study cites strikes, high workers compensation and unemployment insurance costs, a lack of coordinated worker training and education programs and infrastructure as the main reasons why aerospace companies are not coming to Washington state.

Key words: aerospace, economy, unemployment insurance, workers compensation, competitiveness, worker training, education, unionization, union relations.

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In episode 18 of the Olympia Business Review, host Dan Brunell is joined by Don Brunell (AWB president) and Gary Chandler (AWB VP of Governmental Affairs) to discuss the first half of the 2009 legislative session. They also discuss some of the topics which will define this session.

Issues covered: Budget, taxes, environment, cap and trade, energy, unemployment insurance, conformity, card check, unionization, gage rule

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AWB Communications Vice President Jocelyn McCabe sat down today with Dr. Arun Raha, Washington state's chief economist and executive director of the state Economic and Revenue Forecast Council. During today's podcast interview, they discussed the current economic slowdown and its effect on Washington state.

You can also download Dr. Raha's presentation from today's Lobby Lunch.

Issues covered: revenue,economy,budget, federal stimulus

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AWB Vice President Jocelyn McCabe sits down with Dr. Arun Raha, Washington' state chief economist and executive director of the state Revenue Forcast Council. They discuss the current economic slowdown and what affect it has on Washington state.

Issues covered: revenue, economy, budget, federal stimulus

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In episode 17 of the Olympia Business Review, host Dan Brunell is joined by Don Conant of Valley Nut & Bolt. They discuss SB6019 which would allow insurers to give discounts to small employers with proven wellness programs.

Issues covered: Health Care, wellness programs

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In episode 16 of the Olympia Business Review, host Jocelyn McCabe is joined by U.S. Rep.  Cathy McMorris Rogers (R-WA).

Issues covered: Federal stimulus package, housing assistance, economy, cap and trade, environment, energy, hydroelectric power, education/No Child Left Behind, U.S. Congressional leadership.

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AWB Vice President Jocelyn McCabe sits down with Ranking Minority member of the House Ways and Means Representative Gary Alexander to discuss the 2009 budget.

Issues covered: budget, taxes

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AWB Vice President Jocelyn McCabe sits down with Senate Republican Chairwoman Linda Evans Parlette and House Minority Leader Representative Richard DeBolt to discuss their caucuses priorities for the 2009 Legislative session.

Issues covered: budget, economy, cap and trade, environment, permiting, competitiveness, taxes, health care.

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In this episode, host Dan Brunell and AWB President Don Brunell discuss the Governor Gregoire recently announced economic stimulus package and the concerns that AWB has with the plan.

Issues covered: Economic Stimulus Package, Unemployment Insurance

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