by Sarah Clark | Jan 29, 2024 | Policy & Advocacy
A booming arts, culture, heritage and science industry makes King County one of the fastest-growing local economies in the world. This industry also supports our economy, accounting for 10.8% of the state’s GDP and providing over 180,000 jobs. Luckily for...
by Sarah Clark | Nov 6, 2023 | Policy & Advocacy
Over the next four weeks, the Seattle City Council will deliberate and finalize the mid-year biennial budget, which includes a $1.7 million proposed investment for a new crime prevention technology pilot program for the Seattle Police Department (SPD). This added...
by Sarah Clark | May 22, 2023 | Policy & Advocacy
In 2021, the Washington State Supreme Court declared the state’s drug possession laws unconstitutional. During the legislative session that year, legislators passed a temporary fix classifying drug possession as a misdemeanor, but police officers were required to...
by Sarah Clark | Mar 10, 2023 | Policy & Advocacy
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...
by Sarah Clark | Jan 27, 2023 | Policy & Advocacy
In the last decade, the Puget Sound region has grown substantially faster than predicted. This is great news for our region, and we are proud to be an area people want to come to—but we want them to stay here too. At the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, we...
