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Decoding the 2025 Elections in Seattle and WA: An Insider's Analysis

Decoding the 2025 Elections in Seattle and WA: An Insider's Analysis

The strategists who saw it coming explain what pundits missed
Crystal Fincher Nov 18, 2025
Seattle's Social Housing Initiative Faces Council Roadblock

Seattle's Social Housing Initiative Faces Council Roadblock

Initiative 137 is a measure to fund social housing through a tax on employers who pay salaries above $1 million in total compensation. Employers pay the social housing payroll tax, not employees. Instead of placing I-137 directly on the ballot alone, the council is also placing a competing initiative on
Crystal Fincher Sep 26, 2024

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