A proposal to tax Seattle’s largest corporations — including Amazon, Expedia, and other tech companies — will be tabled while Washington state remains under its stay-home order. The Seattle City… Read More
Seattle activists introduced a petition Thursday for a ballot initiative that would tax hometown tech giant Amazon to raise millions of dollars for affordable housing and other objectives. A group… Read More
Seattle City Councilmembers unveiled draft legislation Wednesday that details their plan to tax the city’s highest paying businesses to fund affordable housing. Kshama Sawant and Tammy Morales are co-sponsoring the… Read More
Protestors descended on Amazon’s headquarters Sunday in a fight to preserve the taxing authority of Seattle and other cities in the region. The event was organized by Seattle City Council… Read More
Officials in Seattle and Washington state are wrestling over a proposed tax on companies like Amazon and Microsoft that would raise millions to address the homelessness crisis gripping the region.… Read More
Just two weeks into 2020, the new Seattle City Council is already making good on its promise to take on Amazon, following an election battle between the tech giant and… Read More
The Seattle City Council candidate who had more financial support from Amazon than any other conceded to his opponent Wednesday, concluding a dramatic race that will have lasting implications for… Read More