‘Show of force’: Business-backed opponents of Seattle head tax outspent supporters 2 to 1
Campaigns for and against the levy spent more than $600,000 combined, contesting a referendum that likely will not take place.
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Repealing head tax, Seattle avoids walking into the propeller | Jon Talton
Amazon didn't bully the city into rescinding this destructive policy. The City Council prompted a popular revolt — but not the one its most extreme...
Lawsuit accuses Seattle of violating open-meetings law before head-tax repeal vote; anti-tax campaign turns in signatures just in case
Three attorneys contend each of the named city officials be fined and that the city bear their legal costs; city attorney says council complied with...
Lots of blame for Seattle's head-tax debacle. Except where it belongs | Danny Westneat
The City Council implicitly acknowledged its head-tax plan was a loser when members voted to repeal it. But they couldn't admit it, instead blaming about...
Did Seattle violate open-meetings law before head-tax repeal vote?
Open-government advocates worry that the mayor and City Council may have deliberated outside a public meeting — which would be a violation. And the city’s...
With head tax defeated, questions swirl around businesses’ response to homeless crisis
Starbucks plans a summit on family homelessness next week, but it remains to be seen what more the business community plans to do to address...
About-face: Seattle City Council repeals head tax amid pressure from businesses, referendum threat VIEW
The repeal of the $275 per-employee tax marks a victory for Amazon and other businesses that would have paid it and have been funding a...
Live updates: Seattle City Council repeals head tax on big businesses
The vote to kill the $275 per-employee tax — less than a month after the council approved it — represents a victory for Amazon and the...
Businesses get a win on head tax, but solution to Seattle homelessness crisis still elusive
With Seattle’s head tax apparently dead, businesses that opposed it signaled a desire to re-engage in search of solutions to the worsening homelessness crisis. Advocates...
Seattle city leaders’ call for repeal of rash head tax is a welcome reversal | Editorial
Mayor Jenny Durkan and the Seattle City Council are right to call for repealing the city’s odious, divisive tax on jobs. Then they’ll have to...
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