Howard Schultz renews warning on Washington's business climate, says state's future depends on entrepreneurs—not higher taxes

Howard Schultz renews warning on Washington's business climate, says state's future depends on entrepreneurs—not higher taxes

Starbucks founder Howard Schultz is once again sounding the alarm over Washington state’s economic direction, arguing that rising taxes, a struggling education system, and policies he says discourage entrepreneurship threaten the state’s ability to compete for the next generation of employers. In a new Wall Street Journal op-ed published Tuesday, Schultz points to Stoke Space, the Kent-based aerospace startup preparing for its first orbital laun…