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How WA Tax Proposals Will Impact Your Business
Despite a decade of increasing state revenue, overspending by state officials has left us with a projected $15 billion budget deficit over the next four years. This deficit is not due to a recession, as it was in 2009; it is also not due to declining revenues. It is...
New Taxes Proposed – Forecast Predicts Lower Revenues | Legislative Report
Legislative Report By Boswell Consulting The legislature now has less than 40 days remaining in the 2025 session. Bills must now move forward in the opposite chamber, progressing through policy and fiscal committees. The opposite house policy cutoff is next week, and...
Rent Control Survives Cutoff | Legislative Report
This week the legislature cleared a major hurdle, the House of Origin Cutoff. March 12 was the deadline for bills to move out of the chamber in which they were introduced. This year, 1,826 bills have been introduced, and 532 made it out of their respective chambers....
Dead Bills That Didn’t Make Cutoff + Paid Family and Medical Leave Bill Updates
Legislative Session Report Friday, Feb. 21 was the first major bill cutoff of this legislative session, meaning that all bills needed to be voted out of their house of origin policy...
Update: Seattle’s Proposition 1A & 1B
The Seattle election results from Feb. 11 showed the Seattle Public Schools levies, which the Chamber endorsed and contributed to, passed with flying colors, and Proposition 1B has...
UI for Employees on Strike + Data Privacy Proposals Scheduled to Move Ahead This Week | Legislative Report
Legislative Report We are a quarter of the way through the 2025 legislative session. As of last week, the number of daily bill introductions has slowed down and we’re seeing more...
Statewide Budget Survey 2025
Together, the Association of Washington Business, Bellevue Chamber of Commerce, Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, and Washington Roundtable commissioned a poll to better...
Rent Control Moves Forward Quickly + What’s Happening with the State Budget
Legislative Report Week three in Olympia was full of legislation moving quickly through the process with executive sessions. The first handful of bills were brought to the House floor...
End of Small Biz PFML Exemption, Unemployment for Employees on Strike + More
Legislative Report In week two of the state legislative session, the legislature held public hearings on several high-profile pieces of legislation including policies on firearms,...
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We have brought our new website online that will add value to your membership, modernize technology and showcase our forward-thinking, regional business community, especially our...
Member Feature: Vision Media
Today's featured member, Jennifer Hall, Association Director Agency Marketing for Vision Media, says Vision Media is the largest independent media buying agency in the Pacific...
Member Feature: SR3 – SeaLife Response, Rehabilitation, and Research
Today's featured member, Casey Mclean, Executive Director and Veterinary Nurse for SR3 - SeaLife Response, Rehabilitation, and Research, says SR3 is the Pacific Northwest’s only...
Member Feature: Palihotel
Today's featured member, Derek Onisk, Director of Sales for Palihotel Seattle, says Palihotel Seattle is a reimagined boutique hotel in Seattle’s downtown core, steps away from Pike...
Member Feature: Macadons
Today's featured member, Michael Huynh, owner of Macadons in Renton, says every macaron they make is more than just a treat—it’s a product of passion, love and the belief that when...
Member Feature: Larj Media
Today's featured member, Tina Nole, Founder and Chief Creative of Larj Media, says Larj Media specializes in branded content delivered via podcasts, including: casting/coaching...
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