Session Kickoff Activities The first week of the 2022 legislative session is complete. The week began Jan. 10 with most legislators participating remotely. The House started with Speaker Laurie Jinkins (D-27), delivering opening day remarks, where she stated the theme...
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[Written Testimony] Use Federal Recovery Resources to Invest in Solutions to Homelessness
January 11, 2022 Dear Chair Rolfes and members of the Senate Ways and Means Committee: We are writing on behalf of our 2,500 members to strongly urge you to use federal recovery resources to make significant investments in evidence-based regional solutions to...
Legislative Session Preview Report 2022
Today marks the first day of the 2022 legislative session. Biennial budget cycles last two years, and 2022 is the second half of the current cycle. This means the legislature will go into a short 60-day session that is scheduled to end on March 10. Given that many...
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Reminder: King County Vaccine Verification Requirement In Place Until March 16
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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[Inside Scoop] King County Council 2022 Committee Assignments and Schedules
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...

Sound Transit releases options for key segments of light rail expansion
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....

Legislative Session Week 2: House Passes Long-Term Care Delay, Housing Legislation, and More
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...

Sign up to Participate in Seattle’s Independent Contractor Rulemaking Process
The city of Seattle's Office of Labor Standards has announced its upcoming rulemaking stakeholder process. The office will hold five virtual stakeholder meetings to gather input for...

New COVID-19 Resources for Chamber Members, Partners
Community Partners, The spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has created new challenges in the new year. These resources are to help you answer questions and support people in...
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