From April 16-19, Seattle Metro Chamber members and senior leaders joined our friends and colleagues from the Portland, Ore., region to jointly meet with our respective congressional delegations and Biden Administration leaders from key federal agencies whose work...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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...
The extensions of light rail to West Seattle and Ballard and a new downtown Seattle tunnel to provide capacity for the entire light rail system hit an important milestone this month....
Week Two – January 17-21 Martin Luther King Jr. Day marked the start of the second week of the legislative session. Both chambers started the week by honouring late civil rights...
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We have finished the fourth week of the legislative session, with five weeks remaining. On Jan. 31, we reached the deadline for bills to pass out of their policy committees to remain...
Today's featured members Ashley & Avery Hardin, co-owners of Layers Green Lake, said Layers Green Lake is an ingredient-driven, seasonal eatery and intimate event space on North...
One-third of the 2024 legislative session is now complete. On Jan. 31 all bills without fiscal implications must pass their respective policy committees to remain alive. Following...
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...
Today's featured member Mary Kay Clunies-Ross, a communication consultant, said Sunshine Communications helps organizations achieve their goals by improving how they share...
Week two of the 2024 legislative session was packed with committee hearings, executive sessions, and floor action on some priority bills. All bills that are not deemed necessary to...
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