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What Bills Survived Cutoff? | Legislative Report
We are now in the final stretch of the 2023, 105-day legislative session. March 29 was the Opposite House Policy Committee Cutoff where all bills that passed their chambers of origin needed to be passed by the opposite chamber policy committee to stay alive this...
Public Safety, Housing + Education in Proposed Senate Budgets | Legislative Report
We have only four more weeks left in the 105-day legislative session. Last week, hearings and executive sessions on policy bills continued in advance of the March 29 opposite-house policy cutoff. There was also a shift in focus to the budget; the Senate released and...
Bipartisan Support Highlights Middle Housing Legislation | Legislative Report
Last week legislators returned to their respective committees to hear bills from the opposite chamber. Bills must now move forward in the opposite chamber, progressing through policy and fiscal committees. The opposite house cut off is March 29, fiscal cutoff is April...
Sound Transit releases options for key segments of light rail expansion
The extensions of light rail to West Seattle and Ballard and a new downtown Seattle tunnel to provide capacity for the entire light rail system hit an important milestone this month....
Legislative Session Week 2: House Passes Long-Term Care Delay, Housing Legislation, and More
Week Two – January 17-21 Martin Luther King Jr. Day marked the start of the second week of the legislative session. Both chambers started the week by honouring late civil rights...
Sign up to Participate in Seattle’s Independent Contractor Rulemaking Process
The city of Seattle's Office of Labor Standards has announced its upcoming rulemaking stakeholder process. The office will hold five virtual stakeholder meetings to gather input for...
Legislative Session Week 1: Lawmakers are Fast-Tracking a Long-Term Care Delay
Session Kickoff Activities The first week of the 2022 legislative session is complete. The week began Jan. 10 with most legislators participating remotely. The House started with...
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[Written Testimony] Use Federal Recovery Resources to Invest in Solutions to Homelessness
January 11, 2022 Dear Chair Rolfes and members of the Senate Ways and Means Committee: We are writing on behalf of our 2,500 members to strongly urge you to use federal recovery...
Legislative Session Preview Report 2022
Today marks the first day of the 2022 legislative session. Biennial budget cycles last two years, and 2022 is the second half of the current cycle. This means the legislature will go...
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Member Feature: Eighth Generation
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How You Can Honor Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in 2022
Every May, we celebrate the history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) with Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. In and around Seattle, and online, there are many ways...
Meet Our New Members: March 2022
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2022 Regional Leadership Conference Recap: Regional Reset
Last week, the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce welcomed 250 business and civic leaders to its 2022 Regional Leadership Conference at Suncadia Resort hosted by Presenting...
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