Seattle businesses could ask voters to repeal head tax Seattle’s new head tax for homelessness services was bitterly opposed by many business owners. Now some say they will ask voters to repeal it in a... Amy Radil
Seattle just voted for a shrunken ‘head tax’ The head tax is happening — but the weakened version passed by the Seattle City Council today won't address the scale of the housing crisis, some... Sydney Brownstone
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan proposes alternative head tax plan Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has proposed a compromise tax on large businesses that would pay to ease the city’s affordable housing shortage and... Kate OConnell
Is a head tax a good idea for Seattle? Would a tax credit that encourages businesses to donate to social services be more effective in solving the city's affordability and homelessness crisis... Bill Radke
The day Seattle Nice died Let May 2, 2018, be known as the day that Seattle Nice died. Isolde Raftery
Who pays for a new Seattle waterfront park? In the next couple of years the Alaskan Way Viaduct will be torn down and the Seattle waterfront will open up in a whole new way. Gone will be the... Bill Radke
Should downtown residents have to shell out for a new park and views? When Highway 99 becomes a tunnel and the Viaduct comes down next year, Seattle starts work on the waterfront of its dreams . There’ll be a bike corridor... Carolyn Adolph
When life gives you transit debt, make lemonade Let's say you owe me $20. You decide that to pay me back, you'll set up a lemonade stand. There's about $50 in overhead: lemons, sugar. And don't forget... Paige Browning
Cost of doing business? Seattle considers employee head tax Seattle has an affordability and housing problem, and the City Council is considering asking businesses to chip in. A proposal in the works would tax... Jason Pagano
Another Seattle property tax? This one's for preschool and college Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has proposed a new, bigger education levy that would take city dollars from elementary schools. That money would instead go... Amy Radil
