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Opponents swiftly raise $300K to overturn business tax
Local businesses and economic development groups have secured more than $300,000 in commitments to place a referendum on the
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The new Seattle is missing the ‘nice’
I wrote a while ago that Seattle Nice was becoming a thing of the past. For those who hate consensus
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Seattle passes $47.5M business tax
After months of contentious debate, City Council unanimously approves a scaled-down tax on largest employers.
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Seattle’s booming, but construction workers fear a bust
On a bright Thursday afternoon near the Amazon Spheres, the sun had risen as high as the tension. Wearing bright
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Seattle without Amazon: Who cares? Let’s start planning
Amazon’s resistance to an employee head tax — or jobs tax as opponents call it — should be no surprise. Amazon