2008 Policy Agenda:
Act now to sustain prosperity and build for the future.

It is becoming increasingly clear that Washington state will not completely escape the national economic slowdown.  To sustain today’s prosperity, and make this a better state for the next generation, policymakers must act now to improve state fiscal sustainability, maintain an equitable balance in employer and employee relations, provide every student with the opportunity to pursue postsecondary education, and build a transportation infrastructure that promotes mobility, safety and economic development.  Without a steadfast commitment to advance these issues and enhance state competitiveness, the prosperity our citizens have worked so hard to create will be undermined. (Read more.)

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The Washington Roundtable is a nonprofit, public policy organization comprised of chief executives representing major private sector employers throughout Washington state. Since 1983, the Roundtable’s CEO members have worked to create positive change on critical policy issues that foster economic growth, generate jobs and improve quality of life for Washingtonians.  More about us...