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...
Gov. Bob Ferguson recently signed off on the first legislative session of his first term—passing a $9.4 billion budget, with historic tax increases and programmatic cuts for the 2025-2027 biennium. A batch of new laws are set to go into effect in July, including...
On June 25, the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce's Executive Committee voted to endorse King County Proposition 1, renewing the King County Parks Levy, in the Aug. 5 primary election. The King County Parks Levy expires at the end of 2025 and currently funds...
Legislative Report Week three in Olympia was full of legislation moving quickly through the process with executive sessions. The first handful of bills were brought to the House floor...
Legislative Report In week two of the state legislative session, the legislature held public hearings on several high-profile pieces of legislation including policies on firearms,...
Legislative Report The state legislature kicked off its 2025 legislative session on Jan. 13. Last week policy committee chairs brought new members up to speed by hosting several work...
Session Preview The 105-day legislation session and first half of the biennial budget cycle begins today, Monday January 13, 2025. The legislature will pass the state’s Operating,...
The Index is the Seattle Metro Chamber’s research project to surface what voters believe so that debates on key issues unfold in a way that more accurately reflects how voters and our...
The 2024 legislative session adjourned Sine Die at 5 p.m. on March 7 after lawmakers worked long days and nights to wrap up the budgets, address bills necessary to implement the...
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Today's featured member, Angela Gillis, owner and founder of Sorticulture Systems, says Sorticulture Systems helps midsize businesses and nonprofits reduce the risk of data breaches...
Today's featured members, Emily N Gilbert, AIA, NCARB, and Amanda R Klein, NCIDQ, co-owners of Studio Vibrant, leverage their 35+ years of experience to guide clients in reimagining...
Today's featured member, Jo Crilly, Regional Director of Operations for The Goddard School of Pioneer Square, says that The Goddard School of Pioneer Square is a premier, high-quality...
Today's featured member, Christopher Hoyt, CEO for The Pioneer Collective, says his company is the place where you engage in deep work and free yourself from distractions, the place...
Today's featured member, Arik Korman, CEO of League of Education Voters Foundation, says League of Education Voters champions an education system that provides every student in 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...
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