It’s the last week of the 2023 105-day legislative session. April 12 was the Opposite House Floor Cutoff; the last day for the House and Senate to vote on bills that came over from the other chamber. As a reminder, bills that are considered necessary to implement the...
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2 Housing Bills Pass & Pressure Dials Up – Next Cutoff is April 12 | Legislative Report
There are only two weeks left in the legislative session. Last week, legislators primarily focused their attention on moving legislation through fiscal committees by the Opposite Chamber Fiscal Committee Cutoff on April 4. Many priority bills made it through the...
Vote Yes on King Co. Prop. 1 – Crisis Care Centers Levy
The King County Crisis Care Centers Levy will appear as Proposition 1 on the April 25 Special Election ballot. The Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce has endorsed this measure and encourages you to vote for approval. You can read the full proposition, along with...

Legislative Session Week 4: Small Business Relief + New Bill Bridges Paid Family & Medical Leave Funding Gap
Week Four – January 31-February 6 We are now four weeks into session with only five more weeks to go. On Wednesday afternoon both House and Senate took action on the floor to pass...
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[Recap] WA Long-Term Care is Delayed – What Employers and Employees Should do Now
On February 2, The Seattle Metro Chamber hosted a webinar - Chamber Briefing: Long Term Care Act Delayed - Next Steps for Employers. Washington state’s long-term care program was...

Chamber Weighs In: New Sound Transit CEO Must Deliver Results, Foster Great Workplace Culture
On January 26, the Sound Transit CEO Selection Committee met to discuss search criteria for the next Sound Transit CEO. Because the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce believes...

Legislative Session Week 3: Long-Term Care Delay is Done + Paid Family & Medical Leave is Going Broke
Week Three – Jan. 24-28 Week three of the short, 60-day legislative session is complete, and we are now a third of the way through session. Thursday is the House of Origin Policy...

Reminder: King County Vaccine Verification Requirement In Place Until March 16
Public Health - Seattle & King County is reiterating the ongoing need for the vaccine verification requirement during the Omicron surge. Under this requirement, people ages 12 and...

[Inside Scoop] King County Council 2022 Committee Assignments and Schedules
King County Council on Jan. 11 released its committee and meeting schedule for 2022. At that meeting, Council passed two motions; one motion related to the organization of council...
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Member Feature: Nurse Staffing Solutions
Today's featured member Chisula Chambers, MPH, BSN, RN, CEO, educator, and speaker, said Nurse Staffing Solutions is a health care staffing and training agency that offers CPR, home...

Changes to Gift Cards, AI, Transit-Oriented Development and More
 There have been nearly 1,000 new pieces of legislation introduced in the 2024 60-day legislative session that kicked off on Jan. 8. Any bill introduced last session that did not...

Homelessness, Behavioral Heath + Housing: Session Starts Jan. 8
The 2024 Legislative Session starts Jan. 8 and is scheduled to conclude on March 7. This year, the legislature will work on a supplemental budget, adjusting for current economic...

Payroll Expense Tax Increase: How to Prepare for 2024
Special Note: Does your company pay Seattle's Payroll Expense Tax? If you have any questions or concerns, email us here. Last month, the Seattle City Council voted to increase the...

Member Feature: MVP Photo Booth
Today's featured members, Matt and Kyle Montes-Valdivia, said after an eventful 8-year hiatus because of their Air Force journey, they have returned to Seattle, ready to relaunch...

Black Coffee Northwest: Doing Good With Every Single Cup
Community Business Connector has served Darnesha Weary, who owns Black Coffee Northwest, but it is really Darnesha and her business and nonprofit organization that serve us all. Weary...
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