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Local Governments

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State of Washington homepage

Washington State Legislature
Access to House of Representatives and Senate personal pages, legislative information, and bill tracking.

Washington State Public Disclosure Commission
The Public Disclosure Commission provides timely and meaningful public access to information about the financing of political campaigns, lobbyist expenditures, and the financial affairs of public officials and candidates, and to ensure compliance with disclosure provisions, contribution limits, campaign practices and other campaign finance laws

Federal Regulatory Agencies

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Information and resources to aid compliance with federal health and safety regulations.

Environmental Protection Agency
Federal regulations affecting environmental and natural resources, waste disposal, air quality, water, obtain regulatory updates, find regional staff and offices, local assistance programs, get news, etc

The Department of Labor
Comply with federal labor regulations, access to online library and more.

U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services
Federal immigration regulations, forms, review filing fees, instruction for employee hiring/verification and reporting requirements.

Federal Register
The official daily publication for Rules, Proposed Rules, and Notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as Executive Orders and other Presidential Documents.

Thomas - Legislative Information on the Internet
A complete online searchable database of almost all activities of the US Congress. A directive of the 104th Congress to "make Federal legislative information freely available to the Internet public."

Department of Commerce - International Trade Administration
A comprehensive resource for information on all U.S. Federal Government export assistance programs

Tax Information

Internal Revenue Service
Forms, information and tax advice.

Washington State Employment Security Department
Unemployment insurance forms and information.

Washington State Department of Revenue
Forms, information and tax advice for State of Washington taxes.

Washington State Department of Labor & Industries
Forms, information and advice on industrial insurance and WISHA.

Transportation Organizations and Links

Snohomish County Committee for Improved Transportation
The role of the Snohomish County Committee for Improved Transportation is to address funding and solutions for the critical transportation needs of Snohomish County and provide recommendations for improving transportation in Snohomish County and the State of Washington.

Washington State Department of Transportation
Operations, principals of management, audits and other information on the workings of WSDOT.

Transportation Improvement Board
The TIB invests state gas tax funds in local communities through five grant programs serving cities, urban counties and transportation benefit districts in Washington State. The TIB identifies and funds the highest-ranking transportation projects based on criteria established by the Board for each program.

Senate Transportation Committee, Washington State Legislature
House Transportation Committee, Washington State Legislature
Community Transit
Everett Transit
Sound Transit

Joint Government Affairs Committee

State and Local Government Research

Washington Research Council
Provides independent information on state and local government in Washington State.

Washington Policy Center
A nonpartisan, free-market, state-based think tank in Seattle, Washington, that publishes studies, sponsors events and conferences, and educates citizens on public policy issues facing Washington state.

Puget Sound Regional Council
An association of cities, towns, counties, ports, and state agencies that serves as a forum for developing policies and making decisions about regional growth and transportation issues in the four-county central Puget Sound region.

Washington Roundtable
The Washington Roundtable is composed of 40 chief executive officers and citizen members. It was formed in 1983 to study and make recommendations on critical public policy issues affecting Washington State. The Washington Roundtable is a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization and its work is supported by its corporate members

 

Competitiveness Issues in Washington

Washington Competitiveness Council
The Council will address a number of business climate issues identified in the ACE report.

Keeping Washington Competitive. The Need for a Healthy Business Climate
Report by the Washington Competitiveness Council, October 2000

The Small Business Climate in Washington State
Report by the Washington Policy Center on the business climate for small business, March 2002

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