Injunction issued on Beneficial Ownership Information reporting requirements
**UPDATE**Dec. 5, 2025 A federal court issued a preliminary injunction blocking the implementation...
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Election results bring changes for Washington’s hospitality industry
Local elections In recent local elections in Washington state, two developments have...
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Seattle Times: WA passes natural gas initiative
Washington voters approved Initiative 2066, a measure that explicitly protects access to natural...
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Everett minimum wage update
Unfortunately, the minimum wage initiative in Everett supported by the Hospitality Association,...
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Meet your Tacoma Police Department community liaison officer
Public Safety is a top issue for many Tacoma operators. Your local government affairs team has...
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Olympia defers raising minimum wage and other labor standards consideration to next year
At its study session meeting last week, the Olympia City Council deferred consideration of raising...
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Raise the Wage Responsibly: More than 2600 signatures turned in for Everett minimum wage alternative
On July 15, Raise the Wage Responsibly turned in 2,600 signatures, much more than the 982 signatures needed to qualify for the November ballot and more than the 1,500 signatures submitted by Everett Deserves a Raise. Snohomish...
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I-2066 will be on the ballot this November
UPDATE! As of July 8, organizers have collected 546,002 signatures for this ballot initiative—the...
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Raise the Wage Responsibly: Everett minimum wage initiative alternative
In June, a group called Everett Deserves a Raise announced they were collecting signatures to get...
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Polystyrene products banned in Washington State beginning June 1
AVOID EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE On June 1, 2024, several food service products made of expanded...
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Shoreline reusable food service ware requirements begin June 1
On June 1, all businesses in Shoreline must use reusable food service ware for any prepared food...
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Urgent: Tell the Federal Trade Commission service charges and delivery fees are not “junk fees”
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed a rule which would only allow restaurants to...
Read MoreNew cash ordinance for unincorporated Snohomish county
On Oct. 25 the Snohomish County Council voted unanimously to pass a new cash ordinance for unincorporated Snohomish County. On Jan.1, 2025 all businesses will be required to accept cash payments of up to $200 if operating in...
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Renton Raise the Wage Initiative
On July 3, campaign organizers submitted signatures to place the “Raise the Wage Renton”...
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