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Washington Supreme Court delivers chilling ruling, appeal likely

In a 5-4 ruling today, the Washington State Supreme Court upheld a record $18 million fine for an election reporting…

BIAW, Cattlemen’s association lend support to capital gains income tax case

The Building Industry Association of Washington (BIAW) and the Washington Cattlemen’s Association (WCA) have joined in supporting the legal challenge…

Court finds governor’s office misrepresentation was negligent

Reserves ruling on sanctions pending further briefing Thurston County Superior Court Judge James Dixon stopped short of sanctioning the governor’s…

Court to hear BIAW’s Building Code Council motion on Friday

Thurston County Superior Court Judge James Dixon will hear BIAW’s motion for sanctions in its challenge to the Governor’s building…

News Release: Governor’s Office admits misrepresenting facts in building code council lawsuit

OLYMPIA…Gov. Jay Inslee’s attempt to circumvent the legal requirement to give the residential construction industry its lawful seat on the…

News Release: BIAW sues to stop unconstitutional tax on document filing

OLYMPIA…Concerned about added costs for homebuyers in today’s real estate market and a lack of public transparency in new taxes,…