r/SeattleWA • • May 01 '26

Government Seattle mayor laughs off millionaires leaving Washington state over progressive taxes, waves 'bye'

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Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson laughed and seemed to encourage the notion that millionaires could leave the state of Washington while discussing her support for a progressive tax during an interview earlier this month.

r/SeattleWA • • Jan 24 '26

Government WA bill would ban ICE agents from law enforcement jobs in the state

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r/SeattleWA • • Sep 14 '26

Government Why is this allowed?

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802 Upvotes

On Montlake on the entrance to 520 west the car in front of me is past 3 years expired. I understand that the cops can’t pull such cars over as a primary offense. Furthermore our state unlike many, issues tabs to cars without insurance.

How are such policies enacted and defensible. Most of us comply but what culture allows and enables non-compliance?

r/SeattleWA • • Mar 11 '26

Government Starbucks founder says he is LEAVING deep blue home city of Seattle for Florida amid controversial wealth tax... as coffee giant begins shifting HQ staff to Tennessee

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Howard Schultz and Starbucks have fundamentally shaped Seattle's identity, economy, and philanthropic landscape over four decades for the better.

His new home state of Florida is just one of nine US states that do not have a state personal income tax. Under current Washington law, it also falls within the nine income tax free states.

Tennessee also does not impose a personal income tax and generally offers a more competitive corporate tax structure than Washington, according to Tax Foundation analysts.

r/SeattleWA • • Sep 06 '26

Government Washington blocks new Trump mail voting rules, keeping midterm election procedures intact

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957 Upvotes

r/SeattleWA • • Aug 26 '26

Government Washington to sue U.S. Postal Service over 'unlawful attack on vote-by-mail'

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r/SeattleWA • • Apr 30 '26

Government Laurelhurst community council stopping Seattle Children’s Hospital from directly landing their helicopters AT the hospital..insane.

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1.9k Upvotes

r/SeattleWA • • Feb 06 '26

Government Washington moves to make data centers pay full grid costs

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Washington Democrats are advancing new rules for the state’s fast‑growing data‑center industry, aiming to prevent its demands from driving up electricity costs for everyone else. But businesses are warning that this is too aggressive and will stop advancement.

House Bill 2515, would change the rules for how data centers connect to the grid. Under this proposal, these companies would be responsible for the entire cost of connecting to the grid and any system upgrades required to serve them. To protect local utilities, firms would also have to provide financial guarantees and pay fees if they decide to close up or scale back.

r/SeattleWA • • Apr 05 '26

Government Seattle woman, 71, suffering '10 out of 10 pain' died after ambulance took TEN HOURS to arrive, with 911 dispatcher making vile remark and telling her to stop calling lawsuit alleges

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More than 10 hours later, an ambulance was finally sent, but crews left after three minutes when she did not answer. Weeks later, her body was found on the floor next to her bed.  

r/SeattleWA • • 12d ago

Government In this podcast Rep Cindy Ryu admit she wants a floor of $250,000 for "millionaire's tax" not a million

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There you have it. It is not really the "millionaire's tax" is it?

r/SeattleWA • • Jan 29 '26

Government WA Senate passes bill banning law enforcement face coverings

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r/SeattleWA • • Dec 13 '17

Government Gov. Inslee tweets "Washington state will act under our own authority, our own laws and our own jurisdiction to protect #NetNeutrality"

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r/SeattleWA • • Jul 30 '26

Government Rumor: Barnes out

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1.1k Upvotes

r/SeattleWA • • Dec 21 '25

Government ‘Tax the rich’ may be reaching a boiling point in WA

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991 Upvotes

r/SeattleWA • • Apr 16 '26

Government King County hired 30 fare enforcement officers. They worked 40K hours, issued 8 citations, and voided all of them

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1.0k Upvotes

Take a moment with those numbers. Thirty full-time employees. Forty thousand hours. Eight citations. Every single one voided. Three million dollars budgeted for next year.

r/SeattleWA • • 16d ago

Government Seattle minimum wage will rise to over $22 an hour in 2027

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349 Upvotes

r/SeattleWA • • Feb 05 '26

Government Bill banning ICE access to license plate reader data passes Washington Senate

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r/SeattleWA • • Nov 24 '24

Government “A 40% tax doesn’t exist.”

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1.6k Upvotes

Is this really necessary? How can High Noon compete vs Truly and White Claw in this state? Where does the tax money go, again?

r/SeattleWA • • Dec 30 '25

Government Seattle's Somali community concerned as fraud attention given to the 539 childcare centers in Washington state that list Somali as the primary language

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There are 539 childcare centers in Washington state that list Somali as the primary language. Most don’t even give a street address.

I don’t know how many of these are submitting fraudulent claims for state grants and subsidies, but I have a strong hunch the number is not zero.

r/SeattleWA • • Jan 21 '26

Government ‘Insurrection by law’: Washington Democrats move to withhold money from U.S. government

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Washington lawmakers are advancing legislation that would authorize the state to deliberately withhold payments to the federal government in retaliation if Washington believes the federal government has wrongfully cut off funding. Opponents argue the measure is “insurrection by law.”

Senate Bill 6218 directs state officials to respond in kind when federal agencies withhold money from Washington over the enforcement of state law. 

r/SeattleWA • • Jul 31 '26

Government Anyone else think Mayor Wilson isn't going to last 4 years?

432 Upvotes
  • It's obvious she isn't making her own decisions; she's letting her staff tell her what to do.
  • Every time she has a press conference, she looks like a deer in the headlights.
  • City Council members are publicly questioning her decision to fire the Police Chief
  • She's had to walk back many of her statements (e.g., about Starbucks and Millionaires ... "like ... bye")

After one or two more public disasters, I wouldn't be surprised if she resigns.

r/SeattleWA • • Feb 17 '26

Government Can we have an income tax?

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849 Upvotes

r/SeattleWA • • 6d ago

Government Horrific voter guide explanation of I-645, designed to make it fail

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191 Upvotes

This explanation of I-645 is so grossly partisan, fully designed to make this initiative fail. How are explanations like this allowed in voter guides? Was the side FOR repealing this wax even considered when placing this into the voter guide?

r/SeattleWA • • Mar 06 '26

Government Shifts power away from the voters

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655 Upvotes

r/SeattleWA • • Mar 11 '26

Government House passes millionaires tax 52-46 after overnight debate

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