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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...
Nurse Staffing Moves Ahead After Negotiation of Hospitals, Labor | Legislative Report
Last week the legislature cleared a major hurdle, the House of Origin cutoff. March 8 was the deadline for bills to move out of the chamber (House or Senate) in which they were introduced. This year, 2,086 bills have been introduced, and 559 made it past last week’s...
Results: Efforts to Reduce Homelessness + Successes So Far
Solving the homelessness crisis has consistently been the most important issue for people in our region, according to The Index. Recent trends confirm immediate action is required. Washington’s 2022 point-in-time count found nearly 13,000 individuals live outside and...
Seattle City Council Delays Vote To Repeal Mandated Grocery Pay Increase
Today, Seattle City Council postponed a scheduled vote on CB 120119, legislation that would end Seattle’s $4 an hour, premium pay for grocery workers. The Chamber sent a letter on...
Start Prepping Now To Administer The New Long-Term Care Program
On Jan. 1, all Washington state employers will need to Seattle Metro Chamberister the new Long-Term Care Partnership Program. While employers do not pay premiums into the program,...
Updates On The Sound Transit Realignment Process
What is Realignment? Sound Transit is facing an affordability gap on the ST3 expansion. While the gap was originally driven by less forecasted revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic,...
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[Ballots Arriving Now] Best Starts For Kids Levy Is On Your Primary Election Ballot
This election cycle, the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce is focused on elevating serious civic dialogue on our most pressing issues. While we are not making candidate...
Washington’s Small Business Flex Fund Launches To Provide Capital For Small Businesses To Reopen And Recover
Small businesses and nonprofits can now apply to the Washington Flex Fund for loans of up to $150,000. Loans can be used to pay for payroll, rent, utilities, marketing, repairs or...
Chamber Urges Sound Transit Board To Maintain ST3 Project Commitments
Last week, the Seattle Metro Chamber with partners, the Downtown Everett Association, the Everett Station District Alliance, and the Seattle Southside Chamber, sent a letter to the...
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COVID-19 Update: Omicron and Booster Shots
Through our partnership with King County, we are bringing you real-time, relevant information on what is happening regarding vaccines and the COVID-19 pandemic. The Omicron Variant...
Comcast RISE Launches a $1M Grant Fund
The Seattle Metro Chamber is partnering with Comcast to help spread the word about the Comcast RISE Investment Fund, which offers (100) $10,000 grants to eligible small businesses...
City of Seattle and Partners Host Second Set of Welcome Back Weeks
Mayor Jenny A. Durkan has announced a schedule of arts and cultural events that will take place as part of Welcome Back Weeks occurring from Sept. 4-19. This is the second set of...
New Chamber Website
To better serve you, we have a brand-new website enhanced with exclusive features, including a members-only area. Sign into the Member Login area to be able to access: Member pricing...
Public Health Strategies Evolve To Contend With Delta Variant
We are now a year and a half into the COVID-19 pandemic. While significant progress has been made, the pandemic is not over – the Delta variant is the latest example of how adaptable...
Meet Our New Members: Jan.-Mar. 2021
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