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 sessions on various topics while fiscal committees held hearings on the outgoing...
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, Capital, and Transportation budgets for the next two years. The legislature must pass a...
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 employees actually feel about living in our region. This research is not about who’s...
In response to recent announcements from local elected leaders after the legislature failed to find agreement regarding the Blake decision, the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of...
Press Release The latest Index shows an uptick in overall optimism while economic anxiety takes center stage “The message from voters is clear: they want to see results when it comes...
The 105-day 2023 legislative session officially adjourned at 9:50 p.m. on April 23. Click here to watch the Sine Die ceremony. This session there were 2,317 bills introduced and...
From April 16-19, Seattle Metro Chamber members and senior leaders joined our friends and colleagues from the Portland, Ore., region to jointly meet with our respective congressional...
It’s the last week of the 2023 105-day legislative session. April 12 was the Opposite House Floor Cutoff; the last day for the House and Senate to vote on bills that came over from...
There are only two weeks left in the legislative session. Last week, legislators primarily focused their attention on moving legislation through fiscal committees by the Opposite...
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Today's featured member, Derek Onisk, Director of Sales for Palihotel Seattle, says Palihotel Seattle is a reimagined boutique hotel in Seattle’s downtown core, steps away from Pike...
Together, the Association of Washington Business, Bellevue Chamber of Commerce, Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, and Washington Roundtable commissioned a poll to better...
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,...
Today's featured member, Michael Huynh, owner of Macadons in Renton, says every macaron they make is more than just a treat—it’s a product of passion, love and the belief that when...
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...
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