Taxes & Spending

Is $216 million enough to address homelessness in Seattle?

Is $216 million enough to address homelessness in Seattle?

If you had $216 million, what would you to do address homelessness? KOMO reports the City of Seattle now has a record $216 million to spend on homelessness this year and with about 8,000 people unsheltered, the city should be poised to make a serious dent in the number of unsheltered and unserved people…right? Recent...

Sawant Gets a Lawyer and Taxpayers Get Stuck with the Bill

Sawant Gets a Lawyer and Taxpayers Get Stuck with the Bill

  A Superior Court Judge ruled that there was enough evidence to move forward with the recall petition against Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant. According to a King 5 News report, the judge ruled that four allegations made against Sawant can proceed. These are serious allegations ranging from misusing public resources to doxing Mayor Durkin. Sawant...

Historic Tax Hike Threatens to Push Jobs Out Of Seattle

Historic Tax Hike Threatens to Push Jobs Out Of Seattle

As the local economy continues to reel from the global health pandemic, Seattle’s business community is facing a host of new challenges courtesy of a massive business tax adopted by the City Council. The new tax would affect more than 700 local businesses and many of those business owners say it is a direct threat...

Seattle Would Have To Collect Thousands From Every Taxpayer To Escape Its Debt

Seattle Would Have To Collect Thousands From Every Taxpayer To Escape Its Debt

A new report from the nonprofit group Truth in Accounting shows that the city of Seattle would have to collect $5,400 from every single eligible taxpayer to pay its bills. The report analyzed the fiscal health of America’s 75 largest cities and then graded them from first to worst, along with giving each city a...