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How WA Tax Proposals Will Impact Your Business
Despite a decade of increasing state revenue, overspending by state officials has left us with a projected $15 billion budget deficit over the next four years. This deficit is not due to a recession, as it was in 2009; it is also not due to declining revenues. It is...
New Taxes Proposed – Forecast Predicts Lower Revenues | Legislative Report
Legislative Report By Boswell Consulting The legislature now has less than 40 days remaining in the 2025 session. Bills must now move forward in the opposite chamber, progressing through policy and fiscal committees. The opposite house policy cutoff is next week, and...
Rent Control Survives Cutoff | Legislative Report
This week the legislature cleared a major hurdle, the House of Origin Cutoff. March 12 was the deadline for bills to move out of the chamber in which they were introduced. This year, 1,826 bills have been introduced, and 532 made it out of their respective chambers....
Unemployment Benefits for Employees on Strike, Rent Control & More in Week 1
Legislative Report The state legislature kicked off its 2025 legislative session on Jan. 13. Last week policy committee chairs brought new members up to speed by hosting several work...
2025 Session Kicks Off With $12 Billion+ Budget Deficit
Session Preview The 105-day legislation session and first half of the biennial budget cycle begins today, Monday January 13, 2025. The legislature will pass the state’s Operating,...
Welcome to The Index
The Index is the Seattle Metro Chamber’s research project to surface what voters believe so that debates on key issues unfold in a way that more accurately reflects how voters and our...
Session is Done | FIFA World Cup 2026 Gets $21M
The 2024 legislative session adjourned Sine Die at 5 p.m. on March 7 after lawmakers worked long days and nights to wrap up the budgets, address bills necessary to implement the...
Unemployment Benefits for Striking Employees Does Not Advance
Legislators worked long hours last week to ensure priority support legislation survived two key deadlines on Feb. 26 and March 1. The final cutoff date will be Sine Die (last day of...
Crucial Week 7 Developments: Budget Talks, Election Updates, and Key Legislation Unfold at the Capitol
Opposite policy house committee cutoff was on Wednesday, February 21, and opposite house fiscal cutoff is today, February 26. Starting on February 27, both the House and Senate will...
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Nominations For New Chamber Board Members Now Open
Trustees advise, govern, promote and oversee policy and the overall direction of the Chamber in support of the mission to help members thrive in an equitable and inclusive regional...
Member Feature: Ouwezo
Today's featured member, Erika Nang, Program Director of OUWEZO says Ouwezo is a train-to-hire service for industries to recruit women of color with the latest technology talent. Tell...
New Chamber Website is Here
We have brought our new website online that will add value to your membership, modernize technology and showcase our forward-thinking, regional business community, especially our...
Member Feature: Vision Media
Today's featured member, Jennifer Hall, Association Director Agency Marketing for Vision Media, says Vision Media is the largest independent media buying agency in the Pacific...
Member Feature: SR3 – SeaLife Response, Rehabilitation, and Research
Today's featured member, Casey Mclean, Executive Director and Veterinary Nurse for SR3 - SeaLife Response, Rehabilitation, and Research, says SR3 is the Pacific Northwest’s only...
Member Feature: Palihotel
Today's featured member, Derek Onisk, Director of Sales for Palihotel Seattle, says Palihotel Seattle is a reimagined boutique hotel in Seattle’s downtown core, steps away from Pike...
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