Saturday, October 3, 2026
Washington State is close to passing a comprehensive AI law. Here's what Washington small business owners need to prepare.
Washington Commerce awarded $29.6 million for clean buildings projects statewide. For building owners and the contractors who serve them, the message is simple: compliance work is already being funded, so don't wait until the deadline scramble.
Commerce is splitting $1 million across seven projects, including factory expansion, workforce development, and advanced manufacturing work. The owner takeaway is blunt: state money still follows concrete plans, not vague innovation language.
Washington's retail sales tax rules just shifted again. If you sell services into the state, the invoice template you used last month may already be wrong.
Washington just updated several business filing rules. Most owners can ignore the headline and still miss the part that matters - the filing they forget to update.
Every time a customer pays with a credit card, you hand a cut to Visa, Mastercard, and a bank. That cut has more than doubled since 2012. Small business owners are in Washington right now asking Congress to fix it. Here's what the bill would actually do - and why the banking lobby has fought it for years.
The Department of Labor proposed a new, simpler test for determining whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor. The comment period closed in late April. A final rule is expected - and if it goes through, it would be the most business-friendly shift in contractor classification in years. Here's what it means if you use freelancers.
A new Washington State law takes effect June 11 and requires every employer - regardless of size - to post specific information and follow a notification procedure if federal agents show up asking about your workers. NFIB has the compliance checklist.
Washington is close to passing comprehensive AI legislation. Here's what small businesses in Seattle, Spokane, and across the state need to know before it becomes law.
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