Snap Judgment

Is Amazon’s NYC Pullout Good for Seattle?

After a less-than-warm HQ2 reception from New York, Jeff Bezos calls the whole thing off.

04/23/2019 By Gwen Hughes

Last Week in Politics

Are Third Parties the Future for Seattle Politics?

Democrats no longer hold the same “progressive” rep—and there’s a new kind of left emerging.

10/16/2018 By Hayat Norimine

Last Week in Politics

Seattle City Council Repeals the Head Tax

Council member Lisa Herbold said "there's so much more to lose between now and November."

06/12/2018 By Hayat Norimine

Morning Roundup

What's Up with Seattle's Head Tax Repeal?

Council members are walking back a unanimous vote less than a month later.

06/12/2018 By Hayat Norimine

Progressive Taxation

Seattle City Council Plans to Repeal the Head Tax

Seven council members support repealing the tax, scheduled to happen at a special council meeting at noon on Tuesday.

06/11/2018 By Hayat Norimine

Last Week In Politics

Coalition of Businesses Launch a Campaign to Overturn the Head Tax

The group filed a campaign, called No Tax On Jobs, with the Seattle Ethics & Elections Commission on Friday.

05/21/2018 By Hayat Norimine

Last Week in Politics

Pramila Jayapal: Amid Homelessness Crisis, It's Time for Real Shared Responsibility

The Seattle congresswoman says a head tax would get the city closer to an equitable solution.

05/11/2018 By Pramila Jayapal

Progressive Taxation

Head Tax Debate Heats Up

The council has five supporting votes, and the mayor's still a wild card.

05/09/2018 By Hayat Norimine

Last Week in Politics

Amazon, the Head Tax, and the Waterfront

Council member Kshama Sawant said Amazon was attempting "extortion."

05/03/2018 By Hayat Norimine

Morning Roundup

Former Ed Murray Spokesman Reportedly Accused of Sexual Harassment in 2016

Your local politics morning digest.

04/24/2018 By Hayat Norimine

Progressive Taxation

Council Members' Proposed Head Tax Hits Big Businesses Hard for Housing

Three-fourths of the revenue from a proposed 26-cent head tax would be designated for housing.

04/20/2018 By Hayat Norimine

Morning Roundup

Morning Roundup: Head Tax, Streetcar Expansion, More Sinclair

Your local politics morning digest.

04/03/2018 By Hayat Norimine

Head Tax

Is Amazon’s NYC Pullout Good for Seattle?

Top 10 Stories: Seattle Police Contract, Regressive Taxes, and Backyard Cottages

Are Third Parties the Future for Seattle Politics?

Top 10 Stories: Sexual Assault Accusations, Licton Springs, and Durkan's Budget

Top 10 Stories: Police Chief Finalists, Open Public Meetings Lawsuits, and November Initiatives

Seattle City Council Repeals the Head Tax

What's Up with Seattle's Head Tax Repeal?

Seattle City Council Plans to Repeal the Head Tax

Top 10 Stories: Asylum Seekers in SeaTac, Homelessness Spending, and the Anti-Head Tax Campaign

Top 10 Stories: Campaign to Repeal the Head Tax, Seattle's Next Police Chief, and Gun Violence

Top 10 Stories: More Head Tax Developments, King County Prosecutor's Challenger, and Prepaid Ballots

Coalition of Businesses Launch a Campaign to Overturn the Head Tax

Top 10 Stories: Head Tax, Convention Center Expansion, and Prepaid Ballots

Pramila Jayapal: Amid Homelessness Crisis, It's Time for Real Shared Responsibility

Head Tax Debate Heats Up

Top 10 Stories: Amazon and the Head Tax, Another Murray Lawsuit, and May Day

Amazon, the Head Tax, and the Waterfront

Former Ed Murray Spokesman Reportedly Accused of Sexual Harassment in 2016

Council Members' Proposed Head Tax Hits Big Businesses Hard for Housing

Morning Roundup: Head Tax, Streetcar Expansion, More Sinclair