Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson last week described the city as “filthy rich.” Impolitic as that may be, returns from a new tax on high pay packages show she’s not wrong.

The Seattle City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to begin funding the Seattle Social Housing Developer (SSHD). The funding ...

Seattle City Council voted Tuesday to repeal the controversial head tax that it passed less than a month prior. The Council passed the resolution to repeal the tax 7-2. Councilmembers Kshama Sawant ...

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When voters approved the new tax on high-paying companies to fund publicly owned housing last year, its backers estimated it could raise $50 million.

The push to create affordable “social housing” in Seattle will start with more cash than expected as revenue from a voter-approved tax on businesses with high earners to power the ...

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan signed the long-debated and highly controversial head tax Wednesday evening. "We must make urgent progress on our affordability and homelessness crisis. Looking ahead, I am ...

Seattle just elected Katie Wilson, and I get why people, especially young people, voted for her. They’re drowning here. Thirty years old, decent job, working hard for 60-70 grand a year, and you’re ...

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Bellevue’s Mayor acknowledges Seattle tax policy has benefitted her city and should serve as a warning sign for Washington lawmakers who dare consider a new statewide payroll tax.