Seattle Chamber of Commerce: Voter-approved payroll tax won't solve housing crisis
A major opponent of a voter-approved social housing payroll tax in Seattle says it’s time to regroup on how to solve the city ...
Seattle voters embrace new tax to fund workforce housing
Efforts to create and preserve workforce housing would be funded by a new tax on companies with employees who earn more than ...
Seattle voters lean toward funding social housing developer with new tax
The outcome of Tuesday’s election will determine whether Seattle has another bit player in the city’s network of housing ...
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Seattle Voters Defied Big Money and Chose Grassroots Power With Prop 1A
Whoa. I’ll be honest, going into election night on Tuesday I really thought Prop 1A was toast. Like other Seattle voters, I ...
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New business-sponsored poll shows WA voters think raising taxes, state spending is a ‘bad idea’
Most Washington voters aren’t too pleased with the idea of boosting state spending. That’s according to a new poll by Fulcrum ...
Devils Should Make Big Push For Kraken Star
The New Jersey Devils are undoubtedly preparing to be buyers for the 2025 NHL trade deadline. The Metropolitan Division club ...
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Seattle special election will decide social housing tax plan
Tuesday is the deadline to return your ballots for Seattle's special election, which will decide whether to enact a new tax to pay for social housing, among other issues. Why it matters: It's your ...
Washington DNR has an outdoor recreation plan, but not enough money to fund it
One of former Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz’s last acts was to birth a new strategic plan to guide the Department ...
Move over, Major League Soccer. A rival top flight men’s league is coming to the U.S.
USL is launching a new league with first-division sanctioning, offering an alternative to MLS and potentially opening the ...
Texas Measles Outbreak Hits As Congress Weighs RFK Jr.’s HHS Secretary Bid
Nine of 24 people with measles in Texas are hospitalized for a disease that was considered eliminated in 2000. Kennedy has ...
Would tariffs affect border states like WA more than others? Here's what to know
An executive order from President Donald Trump establishing a 25% tariff on goods imported from Mexico and Canada and a 10% tariff on goods from China was set to ...
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“Legislative sausage-making at its finest”: SPD’s Blast Balls are Back
Yesterday, the City Council voted six to three to reinstate the Seattle Police Department’s ability to use blast balls, a ...