Funding for housing and tourism rose as priorities in week four of the 2023 Legislative Session, and the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce supported its members and the alternative jet fuel industry. Housing Housing continues to be a primary focus this...
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 service airport. Housing The conversation surrounding housing supply and the missing...
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 250 metro stops across the city. The program seeks to reduce traffic congestion,...
 Today, Monday, April 5 marks the 85th day of the 105-day legislative session. Friday, April 2 was the opposite house fiscal cutoff when all bills that are still in play needed to be...
Friday, March 26, was the opposite House policy committee cut-off when all bills that passed the House needed to be out of their Senate policy committee and all bills that passed the...
Throughout the legislative session, one of the most significant questions has been the how much revenue the state expects to collect over the next several years. On Wednesday, March...
 Last week on Tuesday, March 9, the legislature cleared a major hurdle, the House of Origin cutoff, the deadline for bills to move out of the chamber in which they were introduced....
Week eight is now complete and the 2021 legislative session is more than half over. Last week was filled with floor action in both chambers. The House and Senate have until Tuesday,...
Week seven is now complete and we are approximately one-third of the way through the 2021 legislative session. Following the fiscal committee cutoff on Monday, February 22 both...
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Today's featured member, Wanjala Bifwoli, Co-Founder of Mikono Coffee, said that Mikono Coffee is a green coffee import company, with a mission to help grow direct-trade relationships...
The Seattle Metro Chamber’s state legislative team Boswell Consulting compiled this report on key issues and upcoming elections. Key Elections to Watch Update: Regional 2023 Elections...
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We know from The Index that public safety has consistently been a top Seattle voter priority. We need your help to ensure that City Council votes to make Seattle a safer place to...
What is now the deadliest U.S. wildfire in the last century has destroyed as many as 2,700 structures on Maui, most of which were homes, leaving thousands of residents homeless,...
From a global digital banking provider to Pacific Northwest travel experts, please help us welcome our new members! Published Thursday, August 10, 2023 9:00 am by Corinne Lumens...
Today's featured member, Michael O'dlee, President of U.S Office of O'dlee Design Lab, said the lab and CCLEMANG are Seattle and Busan, Republic of Korea-based online design and...
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