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.

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.  

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.

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.

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. 

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.

We are at an inflection point where elected officials can show they have the courage to take a stand against federal agents openly committing murder.

MGP is failing the test.

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is warning that Washington State’s newly announced millionaires tax is precisely the kind of policy that sends wealthy residents packing, and he laid out exactly what comes next for states that refuse to learn the lesson.

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

“At the Parks Department, AP Diaz ($320,000 salary) will be leaving as director, and Michele Finnegan ($247,874 salary) will serve as interim director,” the City of Seattle stated.

Diaz undertook extensive international and out-of-state travel spanning France, Colombia, Mexico, the Netherlands, the United Arab Emirates, and other international destinations, as well as cities across the United States. Individual trips routinely cost taxpayers, with some international travel exceeding $6,000.