Growth Management Act: Time for a change?
On Sept. 20, the state House Local Government Committee held a work session in Olympia to review the Growth Management Act, Washington's comprehensive land-use planning law which has been in effect for 25 years. It was part of a larger effort by the committee to consider changes to the law. At this meeting, the topics […]
September 22 , 2016 - Mary Strow
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Seattle's new job-scheduling mandate: Union recruiting tool?
To the surprise of no one, the Seattle City Council yesterday approved the most restrictive employee-scheduling mandate in the country. Coined "secure scheduling" by the labor groups that backed the effort to pass it, the new law – which goes into effect next July – is far-reaching. As The Seattle Times reports, Employers would be […]
September 16 , 2016 - Mary Strow
Affordable housing in Seattle: a touchy subject
Housing in Seattle proper, and the greater Seattle region, is expensive. And with many more residents expected to settle here in the coming years, people are looking for ways to increase the housing supply. But adding more housing – especially within the City of Seattle itself – is proving to be a highly controversial issue. On […]
September 09 , 2016 - Mary Strow
Aerospace tax incentives could help lure startup to Seattle
The Puget Sound Business Journal reported earlier this week on some new business that may be coming Washington state's way: Spike Aerospace, a Boston startup developing an ambitious new supersonic business jet, is talking with Washington state officials and aerospace suppliers about possibly locating its new manufacturing plant in Seattle. The company's CEO, Vik Kachoria, […]
September 08 , 2016 - Mary Strow
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