Mike Flynn Reports on WashACE

Mike Flynn, formerly publisher of the Puget Sound Business Journal, has launched a valuable new blog, Flynn's Harp. In today's post, Mike reports on the Washington Alliance for a Competitive Economy. He captures the concern of many of us with the current state of the Washington business climate.

Business interests are concerned that policymakers and elected officials may be basking in the glow of national media praise for Washington’s sunny economy and failing to focus on economic storm clouds looming. Foremost among those is the likelihood that the 2009 Legislature will have a $2 billion-plus budget shortfall to deal with.

Read the whole post to learn how we're planning to respond.

And for more on the budget gap, see my column in today's Herald.