Tax the rich? UW economist calls WA a ‘tax haven like the Cayman Islands’
Professor Jacob Vigdor has conservative bonafides and raised progressives' ire with his past research on the minimum wage.
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Kshama Sawant
“It was just like being in an activist centre like this,” he quipped. United States: Seattle socialist Kshama Sawant re-elected to council Seattle voted for working-class politics by re-electing ...
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City Council Passes a Nonbinding Resolution Decrying SPD Defunding That Never Happened
City Council passed a nonbinding resolution denouncing the Defund SPD movement and acknowledging the city’s actions to reform ...
Seattle Facing $47 Million Payroll Tax Deficit as Large Corporations Flee City
The city’s payroll tax could potentially be adopted across Washington, as Democratic state lawmakers are considering enacting ...
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‘Home, health, and hope’: Longtime 43rd District leader and housing advocate Chopp dies — UPDATE
Democratic State Rep. Frank Chopp who helped lead the 43rd District including Capitol Hill for three decades from 1995 to ...
Seattle council’s plan for housing in Sodo carries rewards and risks
Opening the industrial district south of downtown Seattle to apartments brings support and opposition, both with good ...
Seattle City Council approves resolution recognizing failure of 'defund the police'
The Seattle City Council has approved a resolution that reiterates support for first responders, including noting progress on the Seattle Police Department's federal consent decree and acknowledging ...