Olympia – December 23, 2025 – The Association of Washington Business, Bellevue Chamber of Commerce, Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, and Washington Roundtable issued the following joint statement today in response to Governor Bob Ferguson’s proposed operating...
As your Chamber, we want you to be prepared for the year ahead. The following laws will go into effect on or shortly after January 1, 2026. Please click on the linked bill title for more information or contact us with any questions at: lillyh@seattlechamber.com or...
The 2025 General Election took place on Tuesday, November 4, and the Seattle Mayoral race remains too close to call as ballots continue to be counted. The Seattle Metro Chamber is tracking the races that affect our member community, and we’ll be watching closely as...
Legislative Report By Boswell Consulting The legislature has now passed the half-way point of the 105-day session. As we approach the March 12 house of origin cutoff, some bills will...
We are approaching the midpoint of the 105-day 2025 legislative session. Feb. 28 was the last day to move bills out of fiscal committees in their house of origin. This week,...
By Sarah Clark, Director of Policy Organized Retail Crime is an ongoing concern for businesses, consumers, and law enforcement agencies across the state, particularly as criminal...
Legislative Session Report Friday, Feb. 21 was the first major bill cutoff of this legislative session, meaning that all bills needed to be voted out of their house of origin policy...
The Seattle election results from Feb. 11 showed the Seattle Public Schools levies, which the Chamber endorsed and contributed to, passed with flying colors, and Proposition 1B has...
Legislative Report We are a quarter of the way through the 2025 legislative session. As of last week, the number of daily bill introductions has slowed down and we’re seeing more...
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As your Chamber, we want you to be prepared for the year ahead. The following laws will go into effect on or shortly after January 1, 2026. Please click on the linked bill title for...
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Today’s featured member, Ilyas Khairi of Marquee Chauffeur, says Marquee Chauffeur is a family-owned, luxury ground transportation company serving the greater Portland and Seattle...
Today’s featured member, Monique Valenzuela, Executive Director at Ventures, says the organization is a Seattle-based nonprofit that strengthens well-being and economic mobility...
Today’s featured member, Allison Dane Camden, Vice President and Pacific Northwest Area Manager at STV, says the organization is primed to help the city tackle future-forward transit...
Today's featured member, Peter Andersen, Founder of Andersen Life Stories, says that he bases his work on two fundamental facts: First, he LOVES a good story and second, everybody has...
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