Voters will start receiving ballots in the coming days for the Nov. 8 General Election. And if you are a Seattle voter you will be asked to weigh in on two competing ballot measures that will shift the way that we elect our local lawmakers, Approval Voting...
The Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce submitted comments on the One Seattle Comprehensive Plan environmental impact statement on Aug. 22. You will find our comments below highlighting what the Chamber would like to see studied in the environmental impact...
The Seattle City Council on Aug. 16 approved legislation (Council Bill 120389) from Mayor Bruce Harrell to boost efforts to recruit and retain Seattle Police officers. The final vote was 6-3 with Councilmembers Teresa Mosqueda, Kshama Sawant, and Tammy Morales...
The Seattle Metro Chamber urged Governor Jay Inslee to establish a Washington State Recovery Fund that would provide businesses with access to capital to keep the lights on and...
Last week, the Chamber's Executive Committee voted to endorse King Country's Health through Housing legislation. The legislation imposes a .1% sales tax increase to fund affordable...
The Seattle City Council continues its review of the City of Seattle's 2021 budget (more here), a process that will continue through late November. What's happened so far? So far,...
The Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce has announced its support for three important ballot measures on this November's ballot: City of Seattle Proposition 1, which would fund...
This November, Washington state voters will weigh in on SJR 8212, a ballot measure that has major implications for the solvency of our public long-term care insurance program. As a...
On September 29, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan gave her annual Budget Address where she unveiled her proposal for the City of Seattle's 2021 budget. While the overall budget is roughly...
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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...
Solving the homelessness crisis has consistently been the most important issue for people in our region, according to The Index. Recent trends confirm immediate action is required....
Thanks to a law passed in 2022, Washington businesses have a chance to play a leading role (and get a tax credit) as the region draws the film industry to the Pacific Northwest. In...
The legislature has now passed the halfway point of the 105-day legislation session. Last week, legislators devoted almost all their time to debating bills on the floor, extending...
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