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Seattle poised to pass ‘excess compensation’ tax for social housing
After the first ballot count in the special election, Seattleites heavily favored a business tax instead of pulling from the Jumpstart payroll tax.
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Seattle businesses have spent $500K against social housing tax
With just a few days remaining before the Feb. 11 special election, some of Seattle’s most prominent businesses are
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Seattle City Council starts prepping for impact of Trump’s orders
The Seattle City Council is creating a new committee to respond to the volley of executive orders from President Donald
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Seattleites will vote on competing measures to fund social housing
On February ballots, prop 1A would produce $50M a year from an “excess wealth” tax on businesses. Prop 1B would draw $10M a year from the Jumpstart tax.
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Seattle City Council appoints Mark Solomon to District 2 seat
The Seattle Police Department’s crime-prevention coordinator aims to focus on his 10 months in office and does not intend to seek election this fall.