Seattle is thinking about taxing big business in a bigger way. The city this week released findings from a report detailing ideas for progressive taxes to help plug a budget… Read More
In a letter sent earlier this month to Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell and his executive leadership team, three organizations invested in the vitality of the city’s urban core laid out… Read More
Councilmember Kshama Sawant, who took on Amazon and others over the years in an effort to tax big businesses, will not seek re-election to the Seattle City Council. Sawant, who… Read More
Seattle’s big business tax is bringing in more revenue than expected. Now the city is using the surplus to help close major gaps in its budget. The city council on… Read More
Seattle’s “JumpStart” payroll tax on big business will stay put after a Washington state appellate court on Tuesday upheld an earlier decision that ruled the tax legal. The Seattle City… Read More
Business leaders expressed concern when lawmakers approved a new payroll tax in 2020 on Seattle’s largest companies, part of a longstanding effort to increase funding for affordable housing and homeless… Read More
