Washington election night 2026: House Democrats on track for 68 seats, tying their 1941 high. The closest races, how late ballots moved in past elections, and how tax measures fared in Washington and California. Continue Reading
Kirkland City Council decides Nov. 4 how to study a local minimum wage. What workers and businesses should know, and why the Greater Kirkland Chamber asks Council to count affected workers and employers before any wage decision. Continue Reading
The City is proposing to simplify its business taxes and licensing, and a refined package heads to Council later this year. Continue Reading
On October 28 the Bellevue Chamber joined 30 businesses and organizations asking the King County Council for $389,000 to fund a second retail crimes deputy prosecutor. With a second prosecutor in the first half of 2025, the county filed 142 retail crime cases in six months. Continue Reading
Washington's multifamily permits hit a 32,400-unit annual pace in Q2 2026, up 57% from Q1. We dug into ten years of ERFC forecasts to see what drove the spike and whether it will last. Continue Reading
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The Bellevue Chamber has an open delegate seat on the East King Chambers Coalition. We're looking for a member who can be a voice for small businesses as the Coalition sets its state legislative priorities in November. Continue Reading
On October 6 the Bellevue City Council voted 6 to 1 to prepare an ordinance assuming the Transportation Benefit District, weighed three transportation funding scenarios for the 2027-2028 budget, and took initial consideration of the Bellewood Townhomes and EverGlen Village rezones. Continue Reading
Our October 1 Transportation Committee heard Sound Transit on Stride bus rapid transit on I-405, with service starting in 2028 and 2029, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on the federal transportation law that expired September 30 and its extension to December 11. Continue Reading
The Bellevue Chamber is urging Governor Ferguson to opt Washington into the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit, new money for K-12 tutoring, special needs services, and career-connected learning, now that new Treasury rules have resolved most of the state's open questions. Continue Reading
East King Chambers Coalition, Sept. 24: a 2027 session preview with a projected $2-3 billion state budget gap, and a vote sending the coalition's draft legislative priorities to member chambers ahead of October 22 adoption. Continue Reading
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