During the 2025 legislative session, state leaders passed a $9.4 billion revenue package, the largest tax increase in Washington state history. This package included bills that made changes to a myriad of existing state taxes, including ESSB 5814, which expanded the...
The following bills were passed by the Washington State Legislature in 2025 and will impact Washington’s business community. The laws go into effect on or before July 27. Business & Individual Tax Increases ESHB 2081: Modifying the Business and Occupation Tax...
On Friday, July 4, President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). The bill includes tax cuts for businesses and high income earners and significant increases in defense and border spending. The bill also includes work requirements and cuts to...
Legislative Report By Boswell Consulting Only one week remains of the 2025 legislative session. April 16 was the last day for the House and Senate to vote on bills that came over from...
Legislative Report By Boswell Consulting Only two weeks remain in the 2025 legislative session. Last week, legislators focused their attention on moving legislation through fiscal...
Legislative Report By Boswell Consulting The 2025, 105-day legislative session is on its final stretch. April 2 was the cutoff where all bills that passed their chamber of origin...
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...
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...
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...
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Today's featured members, Adam and Grace Robbings, Co-Founders of Reuben's Brews, say Reuben’s Brews is Seattle's most decorated brewery, crafting beers “from the glass backward.”...
The Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce Board of Trustees seeks a visionary, externally oriented, advocacy-first CEO who builds durable coalitions, unifies the employer...
As Washington State leaders head into the 2026 legislative session, new data from the September economic and revenue forecast and the Office of Financial Management’s Crosswinds Ahead...
During the 2025 legislative session, state leaders passed a $9.4 billion revenue package, the largest tax increase in Washington state history. This package included bills that made...
We are excited to introduce CommUnity, the Seattle Metro Chamber’s new digital platform for member-to-member connection. What is Community? CommUnity is a private social network...
The Seattle Metro Chamber and its Community Business Connector will provide grants for business area activations through local organizations, ensuring we can maximize this incredible...
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