As Yogi Berra once famously said, "It's like déjà vu all over again." As they did in the 2015 session, House Democrats have released an operating budget proposal that calls for billions in new taxes, massive spending increases, and puts more money into the state's regressive levy system. The fact...

Rep. Drew MacEwen, R-Union, discusses his proposed legislation that would exempt businesses with less than $200,000 in gross receipts from having to pay any B&O taxes. MacEwen also talks about his upcoming telephone town hall.

Rep. Drew MacEwen, R-Union, provides an overview of legislation he’s introduced to simplify the state’s business and occupation tax while also providing tax relief to hundreds of thousands of business owners in Washington state.

Last week, the top story around town was the recently announced sale of Simpson Lumber to California-based Sierra Pacific Industries. Timber has been the bread-and-butter of our regional economy for more than a century, employing generations of Washingtonians and building our expanding nation. The Simpson family has invested in our...

Reps. Drew MacEwen and Derek Stanford explain how a state-and-local partnership can create jobs and build projects to help the health and economic development of our communities for decades to come.

The debate on job creation and retention was finally taken to the next level in November 2013 when the Legislature convened to pass measures that create tax and regulatory certainty for the aerospace industry. Building on the concepts brought forward to encourage job creation, Rep. Drew MacEwen introduced House Bill...

If Washington state aims to remain competitive in the 21st Century, retain and grow the companies located here, and encourage others to move to the state, we must change the state’s culture that impedes business growth and retention.

Rep. Drew MacEwen, R-Union, this week was appointed to serve on the 777X Legislative Task Force aimed at addressing Boeing’s need to expand their operations in Washington state to keep up with growing demand for the high-tech, fuel-efficient Boeing 777X airliner.