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Drug Possession and Public Use Laws – A Timeline
Seattle City Council is considering legislation that would align the city code with the state’s recently passed law classifying the public use and possession of controlled substances as a gross misdemeanor. Seattle City Council rejected similar legislation on June 6....
Requiring Cash Increases Public Safety Risk for Businesses | King County Council Cashless Proposal
The King County Council is considering whether to require businesses in unincorporated King County to accept cash. The Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce delivered the following testimony to the King County Council on June 20. The Chamber is continuing to track...
Washington State has a New Drug Possession Law | Blake Decision Recap
In 2021, the Washington State Supreme Court declared the state’s drug possession laws unconstitutional. During the legislative session that year, legislators passed a temporary fix classifying drug possession as a misdemeanor, but police officers were required to...
Pay Up Passes: New Minimum Wage and Protections Set for Seattle Gig Workers
The Seattle City Council voted unanimously on May 31 to pass the Pay Up Legislation, CB 120294, establishing minimum pay requirements and mileage reimbursement for app-based workers....
Seattle City Council Passes Police Department Staffing Incentives Bill
At Seattle City Council’s meeting on May 24, Councilmember Sara Nelson’s Resolution 32050 was approved by a vote of 6-3 (Councilmembers Teresa Mosqueda, Tammy Morales, and Kshama...
Our Take: Sound Transit’s West Seattle & Ballard Link Extension Project
On April 28 the Chamber submitted comments on the draft environmental impact statement that analyzed alternatives for extending light rail to West Seattle and Ballard. Our comments...
Seattle Receives $20M RAISE Grant for East Marginal Way Corridor Improvement Project
On April 26 Seattle City Council passed CB 120303 accepting a $20 million RAISE grant and a $5.5 million Port of Seattle contribution towards the construction of the East Marginal Way...
Support Seattle City Council Resolution 32050 | Seattle Police Department Staffing Incentives
Public safety is one of the top issues Chamber members share with us, and voters agree: in our most recent poll of 700 Seattle voters, 46 percent cited public safety as one of the top...
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Changes to Seattle’s Payroll Tax: Quarterly Payments & Inflation Adjustments
Starting this month, Seattle's payroll tax will be collected quarterly. Payments for the first quarter of 2022 are due on April 30. Seattle's Department of Finance and Administrative...
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Small Business Disaster Relief Grants
The Washington State Department of Commerce has $9.7 million available for grants to small businesses with annual gross receipts of $5 million or less that have sustained a reduction...
Member Feature: Northwest Film Forum
Today's featured member, Derek Edamura, executive director of Northwest Film Forum, said the nonprofit is a film and arts center located in the heart of the Capitol Hill neighborhood...
Supporting your community this Women’s History Month in 2023
In the 1970s, a group called the Education Task Force of the Sonoma County (California) Commission on the Status of Women started a Women's History Week, and dozens of California...
Member Feature: Always Best Care
Today's featured member, Sarah H. Cave, owner/Seattle Metro Chamberistrator of Always Best Care - Seattle, said the business provides in-home companion and personal care to support...
Business COVID-19 Rules Ending in Spring 2023
Both the COVID-19 national emergency and public health emergency will end on May 11, the Biden Administration announced Jan. 30. The Washington State Department of Labor &...
Member Feature: SungLass Communications
Today's featured member, Estrella Sung, CPSM, marketing and business development professional for SungLass Communications, said the company is a woman- and minority-owned marketing...
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