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Seattle mayoral front-runner Katie Wilson on taxes, tech sector and working with Amazon

As Seattle grapples with persistent issues including homelessness and fentanyl abuse while debating how to fund city services, Wilson wants to engage the tech sector as part of the solution. But how that would specifically play out is unclear. Read More

Seattle lawmakers deny capital gains tax, broaden use of payroll tax revenue from big businesses

The Seattle City Council Thursday approved more than $8 billion for its latest budget, while rejecting a proposal to create… Read More

Seattle mayor wants to tap more revenue from payroll tax on big business to plug budget holes

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell on Tuesday announced details of his planned 2025-26 budget, which includes $287 million collected from the… Read More

Seattle considers expanding ‘JumpStart’ tax on Amazon and others to plug budget deficit

Seattle is thinking about taxing big business in a bigger way. The city this week released findings from a report… Read More

Seattle business leaders want city to suspend JumpStart and B&O tax to revive downtown

In a letter sent earlier this month to Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell and his executive leadership team, three organizations invested… Read More

Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, long a thorn in Amazon’s side, won’t seek re-election

Councilmember Kshama Sawant, who took on Amazon and others over the years in an effort to tax big businesses, will… Read More

Seattle approves new city budget that plugs shortfalls with surplus revenue from business tax

Seattle’s big business tax is bringing in more revenue than expected. Now the city is using the surplus to help… Read More

Appeals court upholds Seattle’s payroll tax on high-earning workers following Chamber challenge

Seattle’s “JumpStart” payroll tax on big business will stay put after a Washington state appellate court on Tuesday upheld an… Read More

Seattle’s big business tax, 1 year later: Controversial policy generates unexpected surplus

Business leaders expressed concern when lawmakers approved a new payroll tax in 2020 on Seattle’s largest companies, part of a… Read More

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