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 scheduled for public hearing this week that address high-priority issues including...
From the CEO Welcome to 2023! As your regional chamber of commerce, our advocacy includes working in Olympia, where we focus on bringing state policymakers a broad-based business perspective from the Seattle metro area. We also coordinate regularly with our...
Advocating for the needs of Seattle voters and businesses with our federal elected officials is an important priority for us. In 2022, the Seattle Metro Chamber built on a strong program of advocacy begun during the pandemic to focus on key member challenges and...
POLICY SUMMARY On January 25, the Seattle City Council voted 8-0 to pass emergency legislation mandating that grocers employing more than 500 people worldwide, and with stores greater...
The legislature has now completed three weeks of the scheduled fifteen-week 2021 session. This week was filled with virtual committee hearings, executive sessions, and floor action....
The second week of the 105-day 2021 Legislative Session is now complete. This week was full of virtual committee hearings and executive sessions. Many bills directly related to...
Today, Monday January 11, marks the first day of the 2021 Legislative Session. In anticipation of disruptions, Governor Jay Inslee has called in the National Guard to help with...
Following nearly ten months of interim, it is almost time for legislators to start the 2021 legislative session. Beginning on Monday, January 11, 2021, it will be a 105-day session...
The Seattle Metro Chamber is a business advocate that promotes a competitive, equitable, and resilient economy. As we recover from the major economic shock brought on by the pandemic,...
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We are now in the final stretch of the 2023, 105-day legislative session. March 29 was the Opposite House Policy Committee Cutoff where all bills that passed their chambers of origin...
We have only four more weeks left in the 105-day legislative session. Last week, hearings and executive sessions on policy bills continued in advance of the March 29 opposite-house...
The Washington State Department of Commerce has $9.7 million available for grants to small businesses with annual gross receipts of $5 million or less that have sustained a reduction...
Last week legislators returned to their respective committees to hear bills from the opposite chamber. Bills must now move forward in the opposite chamber, progressing through policy...
Today's featured member, Derek Edamura, executive director of Northwest Film Forum, said the nonprofit is a film and arts center located in the heart of the Capitol Hill neighborhood...
Last week the legislature cleared a major hurdle, the House of Origin cutoff. March 8 was the deadline for bills to move out of the chamber (House or Senate) in which they were...
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