A ‘Fairer Tax System’ — To Overcome Trump-Fueled Economic Turmoil, Seattle Proposes Four-Year Break for Smallest Businesses, Big Bump for Biggest

Slog AM: Councilmember Rinck Pulls of a Progressive Tax Miracle, SCOTUS Allows States to Defund Planned Parenthood, and Dolly Parton Is a Gift to Us All

The Stranger's morning news roundup. by Hannah Murphy Winter Rinck Pulls Off a Miracle: We might get some progressive revenue in the ass-backward city, and Mayor Harrell is actually on board. (Look at him talking about progressive taxation at the podium!) Yesterday afternoon, Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck introduced a plan to restructure Seattle’s tax code. Called the Seattle Shield Initiative, it would shift one of our key business taxes …

A ‘fairer tax system’ — To overcome Trump-fueled economic turmoil, Seattle proposes four-year break for smallest businesses, big bump for biggest

Seattle’s centrist mayor is teaming up with the city council’s most progressive member on a business tax proposal they say will boost the city’s small and medium businesses while …

Rinck, Harrell Propose Progressive Business Tax Overhaul to Bolster Seattle Budget » The Urbanist

Today, Seattle Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck announced a new Business and Occupation (B&O) tax levy, called the Seattle Shield Initiative, which she hopes to put before voters this November. With key support for the measure from Mayor Bruce Harrell, the initiative is part of the City’s proposal to deal with its 2026 budget deficit — estimated to be $150 million, with a strong chance of growing larger in the upcoming months due to negative …

Mayor Harrell and Councilmember Rinck Announce Proposal to Reduce Taxes for Small Businesses and Raise New Revenue to Protect Essential Human Services Investments from Trump Threats - The Registry

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