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Jumpstart: The fight over how to spend Seattle’s big-business tax

The debate over its future  For 2025, Harrell has proposed using $287M in Jumpstart revenue to balance the budget; $43M to create a reserve fund for Jumpstart; about $144.5M for affordable housing; $35M...

Seattle Mayor staves off deep cuts in $8.3B 2025 budget proposal

Dan Eder, City Budget Office interim director, said much of the overall increases came from investments in public safety, housing and homelessness, public health and initiatives meant to help Seattle “thrive.” On public...

Seattle Council pushes alternative to social-housing tax

Councilmembers voted 6 to 1 Thursday to run an alternative ballot measure against Initiative 137. Councilmember Tammy Morales voted No, and Councilmembers Cathy Moore and Dan Strauss were absent from the special...

Seattle enacts controversial drug, prostitution “stay out” zones

According to a memo drafted by the Council’s policy analysts, the new law is meant to give Seattle police officers new authority to engage with people in drug-market hotspots in an effort...

Councilmember Zahilay proposes $1B for middle-income public housing

Earlier this year, the median home sale price in King County surpassed $1 million, far out of reach for most residents. Renting isn’t so affordable either. Fair-market rent on a “modest” two-bedroom...

New progressive PAC backs Alexis Rinck’s Seattle council campaign

Called the Progressive People Power PAC (P3 PAC), its backers say the fundraising effort is necessary to counter business PAC spending in support of conservative-leaning local politicians.  “It is harmful when big...

Seattle opened 1,750 subsidized, affordable apartments in 2023

At a July 24 City Council committee meeting, Councilmember Rob Saka pointed out that increasingly, developers are choosing to build affordable housing on site rather than pay the fee to satisfy MHA...

What Alexis Rinck’s Council primary win says about Seattle politics

Rinck wrapped up the five-way primary with 50.2% of the vote, nearly 12 points ahead of Woo’s 38.4%.  Rinck works on state budget and policy issues for the University of Washington and used...

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