Legislative Report In week two of the state legislative session, the legislature held public hearings on several high-profile pieces of legislation including policies on firearms, unemployment security for striking employees, recycling, and rent stabilization. The...
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 sessions on various topics while fiscal committees held hearings on the outgoing...
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, Capital, and Transportation budgets for the next two years. The legislature must pass a...
Week three of the 2023 legislative session included traction on housing and childcare legislation and highlighted the contentious issue of the site selection for the new commercial...
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will launch the permanent Employer Shared Transit Stops Program in the coming weeks, expanding single-employer shuttle access to up to...
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...
Public hearings on high-profile pieces of legislation on guns, middle housing, recycling, and nurse staffing attracted thousands of supporters and opponents in week two of the...
Interstate 5 is the backbone of our economy and the most significant freight corridor on the West Coast, linking regional, national, and international trade markets. However, I-5...
The state legislature kicked off the 2023, 105-day session and the first day of the new biennium on Jan. 9. As of Jan. 13, there have been nearly 800 bills introduced. Many bills are...
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Today's featured members, Andrea Gonzalez, Head of Business Development, and Mau Tellez, Head of Business Development & Marketing, of Vlack Media say the company is a full-service...
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,...
Today's featured member, Lee Seeger, Virtual Tasting Specialist, Wine Educator and Event Specialist for House of Smith, says House of Smith's Jet City Tasting Room is the largest...
Legislative Report By Boswell Consulting The legislature has now passed the half-way point of the 105-day session. As we approach the March 12 house of origin cutoff, some bills will...
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We are approaching the midpoint of the 105-day 2025 legislative session. Feb. 28 was the last day to move bills out of fiscal committees in their house of origin. This week,...
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