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Young WA councilmembers provide a ‘generational voice’ in politics
From housing struggles to public transit and climate change, politicians under 30 aim to be the change they weren’t seeing in local governments.
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Seattle Councilmember Tammy Morales announces resignation
The progressive member from south Seattle says her work as a policymaker has been eroded by the more conservative majority.
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Seattle will loosen restrictions on spending its big-business tax
The Jumpstart tax was originally intended to raise funds for housing and climate projects. Now the door is open for the city to spend it freely.
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What Seattle residents want to see in the $8.3B city budget
In an hours-long public meeting, community members asked the Council to protect Jumpstart, invest in the Central District, address public safety & more.
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Seattle City Council to consider a city-level capital gains tax
Cathy Moore proposed the 2% tax to protect housing and food assistance programs, based on the statewide model 63% of voters opted to keep this election.