From April 16-19, Seattle Metro Chamber members and senior leaders joined our friends and colleagues from the Portland, Ore., region to jointly meet with our respective congressional delegations and Biden Administration leaders from key federal agencies whose work...
It’s the last week of the 2023 105-day legislative session. April 12 was the Opposite House Floor Cutoff; the last day for the House and Senate to vote on bills that came over from the other chamber. As a reminder, bills that are considered necessary to implement the...
There are only two weeks left in the legislative session. Last week, legislators primarily focused their attention on moving legislation through fiscal committees by the Opposite Chamber Fiscal Committee Cutoff on April 4. Many priority bills made it through the...
The city of Seattle's Office of Labor Standards has announced its upcoming rulemaking stakeholder process. The office will hold five virtual stakeholder meetings to gather input for...
Session Kickoff Activities The first week of the 2022 legislative session is complete. The week began Jan. 10 with most legislators participating remotely. The House started with...
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January 11, 2022 Dear Chair Rolfes and members of the Senate Ways and Means Committee: We are writing on behalf of our 2,500 members to strongly urge you to use federal recovery...
Today marks the first day of the 2022 legislative session. Biennial budget cycles last two years, and 2022 is the second half of the current cycle. This means the legislature will go...
 On January 4, Seattle City Council met to elect Councilmember Debora Juarez as the next City Council President (2022-2023). The Council also passed a resolution establishing the...
What is the Payroll Tax? The payroll tax, also called JumpStart tax, was passed by Seattle City Council in June 2020 and went into effect on January 1, 2021. Although the tax has been...
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The Seattle Metro Chamber is now accepting applications for its Board of Trustees - nominate yourself or a fellow member by March 29. Nominate Here Trustees advise, govern, promote,...
Today's featured member Hallie Kathryn, said she's a portrait photographer based in Seattle, excels in capturing the essence of her subjects, whether it's for personal branding, high...
A critical cutoff for the 2024 legislative session just passed on Feb. 12 - all proposed legislation was required to advance to its opposite house to remain alive. Legislators will...
Currently, State lawmakers in Olympia are still considering a myriad of bills relevant to our business community here in King County. In his proposed budget released late last year,...
Today's featured member Jessica Hespelt, MEd, ACC, a Seattle-based Certified ADHD & Life Coach, said BrainBrakes serves the ADHD community and those impacted by executive...
Feb. 5 marked the House of Origin Fiscal Committee cutoff, which required all bills to be moved out of their fiscal committees to remain alive for the session. Following this...
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