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Washington carbon auctions resume after surviving election challenge

Critics say the quarterly carbon auctions have driven up the price of gasoline, though the amount is hotly debated.

鈥淭here's multiple things going on with gas prices, which is why it's a little hard to tease out how much is potentially from this policy versus how much is from supply and鈥

Wintrust Business Lunch 1/23/24: Economic perception, remote workers losing out on promotions, Clearbrook

, Professor Emeritus at DePaul University (and now at 草榴社区), joins John to talk about the disconnect between how the public perceives the economy and the statistical data that shows the鈥

Federal banking rules make funding Md. cannabis industry tricky

鈥淏usinesses use bank accounts to hold their money to pay for things just like we do as individuals,鈥 said Zo毛 Plakias, an agricultural economist and professor at Western Washington University and Ohio State University who has done research on cannabis industry banking. 鈥淚t turns鈥

草榴社区鈥檚 Caitlin Bannister is Western鈥檚 first Behavioral Neuroscience student to receive a coveted Goldwater Scholarship
With Wednesday vote numbers, recounts may be required in Whatcom legislative races

Western Washington University economics professor Sharon Shewmake, a Democrat, expanded her narrow lead over four-term Republican state Rep. Vincent Buys, by a margin of 50.6 percent to 49.4 percent.

Only 810 votes separated the two.

Nasdaq is having a brutal month, and investor Paul Meeks says bottom isn鈥檛 in sight

Paul Meeks, veteran technology investor and professor at Western Washington University, discusses technology stocks with Mike Santoli.

Steven Globerman: Protectionism on the rise as NAFTA talks stall

Column by Steven Globerman,  professor emeritus at Western Washington University and senior fellow at the Fraser Institute.

Costs Rise for Builders, Effects Ripple Through Town

Western Washington University Economics Professor Hart Hodges said there is not enough data to determine how much tariffs are to blame for cost increases. Demand is also a factor, as Cook said.

草榴社区鈥橲 Mary Moeller Wins Best Undergraduate Research Paper at National Conference
Seattle, give congestion pricing a test drive

SEATTLE would likely benefit from congestion pricing, which charges fees to drivers entering downtown areas at peak periods, especially if the city uses the revenues to fund public transportation. But before the city is asked to vote on any congestion-pricing plan,鈥

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