Business Climate

Title	Author	Publication Date	Summary
National Health Care and Insurance Trends	WashACE	Nov 17, 2006 12:00 AM	Part 1 in a two part series on the rise in health care costs.
Infrastructure in Washington: Growth and Change	WashACE	Sep 08, 2006 12:00 AM
Consolidating Gains in a Transitional Economy	WashACE	Aug 16, 2006 12:00 AM
Washington Remains Near the Top in Business Tax Burden	WashACE	May 12, 2008 12:00 AM	The Council on State Taxation recently released its sixth annual report comparing businesses tax burden across the 50 states.
Fasten Your Seatbelts	WashACE	Oct 09, 2007 12:00 AM	Even if the state does skirt recession, the mortgage meltdown and its contagion to other markets will have fiscal consequences for the state.
Trends in State Spending	WashACE	Mar 29, 2007 12:00 AM	Writing budgets involves making choices, and the choices made implicitly reveal the priorities of budget writers. Based on the spending trends, the highest prio...
Can We Afford Their Retirement?	WashACE	Jul 03, 2006 12:00 AM	Washington's retirement systems face nearly $5 billion in unfunded pension liabilities and a large, though yet to be quantified, health care liability.
Recent Trends in Health Care Spending	WashACE	Apr 03, 2008 12:00 AM
2005 Competitiveness Report - Catching The Tide	WashACE	Jan 01, 2005 12:00 AM	Washington has begun to climb out of recession. Progress has not come quickly, for the nation or the state. Employment remains below pre-recession levels. But ...
2002 Competitiveness Report - Will Washington Shrug?	WashACE	Jan 22, 2002 12:00 AM	Washington's plunge from prosperity to recession caught many policymakers by surprise - and radically refocused theh competitiveness debate.