Seattle City Council Overcomes NIMBY Opposition To Pass Big Upzoning Bill
The legislation is far from perfect, but does move the city in the right direction.
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Mandatory Warrantless Rental Inspections Inspire Seattle Lawsuit
Institute for Justice to city: Show probable cause, guys.
Booming Construction and Falling Rents in Seattle and Portland Show Laws of Supply and Demand Still Apply to Housing
Despite the claims of NIMBY activists, cities can build their way out of a housing crunch
Seattle's Amazon Tax Was Going to Raise $20 Million For Affordable Housing. Now the City is Getting Sued for $40 Million for Stopping a Housing Project.
The city's attempt to save the famed Showbox music venue has predictably resulted in a lawsuit.
Seattle's Socialist City Council Member Thinks Housing Is a Human Right—Unless it Comes at the Expense of Music Venues
Khsama Sawant is doing everything in her power to kill a 442-unit apartment project because it would replace an iconic concert hall.
Seattle Mariners Want Taxpayers to Fork Over $180 Million, Or Else
The baseball team says it will only sign a long-term lease to remain at Safeco Field if the county ponies up.
Seattle's First-in-the-Nation Straw Ban Goes Into Effect. More Will Follow.
The latest environmental craze claims another victory.
Activists Say Straws Should Be Banned Because They Are a 'Gateway Plastic'
Advocates hope a straw ban will be the first step toward broader plastic prohibitions.
After Seattle Ditches Its Amazon Tax, Silicon Valley City Mulls a Google Tax
Employee head taxes are enjoying an undeserved popularity.
Seattle Now Wants to Repeal Controversial Amazon Tax
Tax proponents folded rather than defend the tax from a increasingly popular voter initiative to repeal the tax.
In Seattle, Amazon Shrugs
The city attempts to wring more money from its employers rather than fix its housing problems.
Stossel: Seattle's 'Amazon Tax'
The Seattle government passes a job-killing tax to fix the housing shortage it helped cause.
Labor Group Demands Felony Charges Against Amazon for Opposing Seattle's Job Tax
The city's leftists are becoming increasingly unhinged in the face of broad resistance to a tax on hours worked.
Seattle's Proposed Employment Tax is Just the City's Latest Self-Inflicted Wound
City officials seem dedicated to driving away the businesses that create prosperity.
Seattle May Hit Peak Progressivism With a Literal Tax on Jobs
Business and labor join forces to oppose an employee head tax.
Seattle Sued Over Law Banning Landlords From Conducting Criminal Background Checks
Violators are required to take classes to reduce racial bias.
Yikes! New Seattle Bike Lanes Were Supposed to Cost $860k per Mile. Some Are Costing $13 Million Instead.
Yet another Seattle transit project goes off the rails.
Plagued by Nightmarish Traffic, Seattle Politicians Warm to Congestion Pricing
Many libertarians like the idea of charging drivers tolls to smooth out traffic flows, but much depends on how the idea is implemented.
Seattle Officials Knowingly Lowballed Streetcar Costs by 50 Percent
Another transit project's costs go off the rails.
Seattle's Minimum Wage Killed the 'Five-Dollar Footlong'
Unfortunately, that's not all it's doing.
Seattle Soda Tax Prompts Price Increases, Small Business Pain
Similar taxes in other cities have led to lost jobs and without bringing in the expected revenue.
Seattle's Income Tax Ruled Illegal
The city council's desire to 'tax the rich' collided with the plain text of Washington state law.
'Democracy Vouchers' Help Incumbents, Establishment Candidates Coast to Victory
Seattle's vouchers, passed to give outsiders a leg up, instead act as campaign welfare for well-established candidates.
Los Angeles, Seattle Want to Cut Down on Traffic by Cracking Down on Internal Combustion Engines
That is the definition of throwing the baby out with the bath water.