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Seattleites Weigh in on Voting Reform Measures
Voters will start receiving ballots in the coming days for the Nov. 8 General Election. And if you are a Seattle voter you will be asked to weigh in on two competing ballot measures that will shift the way that we elect our local lawmakers, Approval Voting...
City Must Use Comprehensive Plan to Increase Housing, Affordability
The Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce submitted comments on the One Seattle Comprehensive Plan environmental impact statement on Aug. 22. You will find our comments below highlighting what the Chamber would like to see studied in the environmental impact...
Seattle City Council Passes Police Staffing Legislation – A Win for Public Safety
The Seattle City Council on Aug. 16 approved legislation (Council Bill 120389) from Mayor Bruce Harrell to boost efforts to recruit and retain Seattle Police officers. The final vote was 6-3 with Councilmembers Teresa Mosqueda, Kshama Sawant, and Tammy Morales...
Week 7 Legislative Update: Legislature Turns to Floor Action
Week seven is now complete and we are approximately one-third of the way through the 2021 legislative session. Following the fiscal committee cutoff on Monday, February 22 both...
Week 6 Legislative Update: Past Policy Committee Cutoff, Fiscal Committee Cutoff is Today, February 22
The sixth week of the 2021 Legislative Session is now complete, and the Legislature continues to move through the virtual legislative process. Monday, February 15 was the policy...
Legislators take action on relief and recovery
This week marked the passage of several important bills to provide COVID-19 relief and assistance to businesses. On Monday, February 8, Governor Inslee signed ESSB 5061, which...
Week 4 Legislative Update: One Week Before Policy Cutoff
The fourth week of the 2021 Legislative Session is now complete. Just one week remains until the first cutoff of February 15, when all bills that are not necessary to implement the...
Policy Snapshot: Seattle mandates pay increase for some grocery workers
POLICY SUMMARY On January 25, the Seattle City Council voted 8-0 to pass emergency legislation mandating that grocers employing more than 500 people worldwide, and with stores greater...
Week 3 Legislative Update: Unemployment Relief Passes
The legislature has now completed three weeks of the scheduled fifteen-week 2021 session. This week was filled with virtual committee hearings, executive sessions, and floor action....
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Regional recovery requires a healthy downtown Seattle
Relief and recovery for our 2,600 members throughout the region including the 40% outside Seattle is the top priority for me and the whole Seattle Metro Chamber team. We are here as...
Supporting your community this Women’s History Month
In the 1970s, a group called the Education Task Force of the Sonoma County (California) Commission on the Status of Women started a Women's History Week, and dozens of California...
Smallest Businesses Prioritized in Paycheck Protection Program Changes
Small businesses make up 80 percent of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber's member companies and account for 44 percent of U.S. GDP, create two-thirds of net new jobs, and employ nearly...
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This week’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout update
We remain committed to bringing you real-time, relevant information about vaccination in King County, which is the critical path to a safe and sustained reopening and recovery. The...
COVID-19 vaccine rollout update
We have partnered with King County and Public Health to bring you real-time relevant information on what is happening with regards to vaccines in King County. We will be sending you...
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Need Help Navigating PPP
The COVID-19 relief bill that passed in December included additional funding for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERC). PPP provides loans...
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